Chan, C M R and Harris, F C (1989) A database/spreadsheet application for equipment selection. Construction Management and Economics, 7(3), pp. 235-247. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
A computerized system of selecting construction equipment is described. A database of technical criteria for a backhoe/loader machine is assembled and analysed with a spreadsheet technique. The process of selection uses the Kepner and Tregoe method to arrive at the best choice of excavator for a particular job.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | computing; construction equipment; databases; decision making; spreadsheets |
| Index terms: | construction equipment, spreadsheet, decision-making, equipment selection, computing, database, computerized system |
| Subjects: | data management, computing systems, decision analysis, construction equipment, data science, procurement capability |
| Topics: | Plant and Equipment, Digital Applications, Research Practice, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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