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Using the ordinal priority approach for selecting the contractor in construction projects

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal
Volume 15 (2023): Issue 1 (January 2023)
By: Sajjad Ali Mahmood Alkaabi and  Ahmed Mohammed Raoof Mahjoob  
Open Access
|Sep 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2023-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1847-6228 | Journal ISSN: 1847-5450
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Language: English
Page range: 136 - 156
Submitted on: Nov 12, 2022
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Accepted on: Jun 4, 2023
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Published on: Sep 14, 2023
Published by: University of Zagreb
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
contractor selection,
decision-making,
Delphi survey,
experts’ evaluation,
multi-criteria,
ordinal priority approach
Related subjects:
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