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Bower, D A (2000) A systematic approach to the evaluation of indirect costs of contract variations. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 263-8.

Cheung, S-O, Tam, C M, Ndekugri, I and Harris, F C (2000) Factors affecting clients' project dispute resolution satisfaction in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 281-94.

Hooper, A and Nicol, C (2000) Design practice and volume production in speculative housebuilding. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 295-310.

Lai, L W C (2000) The Coasian market-firm dichotomy and sub-contracting in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 355-62.

Love, P E D, Li, H, Irani, Z and Faniran, O (2000) Total quality management and the learning organization: a dialogue for change in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 321-31.

Ofori, G (2000) Globalization and construction industry development: research opportunities. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 257-62.

Ozdogan, I D and Birgonul, M T (2000) A decision support framework for project sponsors in the planning stage of build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 343-53.

Rogers, M (2000) Using Electre III to aid the choice of housing construction process within structural engineering. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 333-42.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Electre III; multi-criteria decision analysis; structural engineering
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461900370690
  • Abstract:

    The Electre III model may be considered as a decision- aid technique suited to the appraisal of complex civil/structural engineering projects. This conclusion is based on an assessment that the model permits a general ordering of alternatives, even when individual pairs of options remain uncompared where there is insufficient information to distinguish between them. Also, the technique is capable of dealing with the mix of both quantitative and qualitative information obtained within an engineering project appraisal. Electre III is applied to the evaluation of 11 alternative multi-family housing systems on the basis of 7 criteria covering labour, material and energy demand. Using this case study, the benefits of Electre III over other decision models in the selection process concerned are emphasized.

Slaughter, E S and Shimizu, H (2000) 'Clusters' of innovations in recent long span and multi-segmental bridges. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 269-80.

Wang, S Q and Anson, M (2000) Comparison of the concreting productivities in Hong Kong and Beijing and a proposed comparison methodology. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 363-72.

Wang, S Q, Tiong, R L K, Ting, S K and Ashley, D (2000) Foreign exchange and revenue risks: analysis of key contract clauses in China's BOT project. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 311-20.