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Faulkner, A C and Day, A K (1986) Images of status and performance in building team occupations. Construction Management and Economics, 4(03), 245-60.

Kenley, R and Wilson, O D (1986) A construction project cash-flow model: an idiographic approach. Construction Management and Economics, 4(03), 213-32.

Powell, C (1986) Some trends in relative costs of building types: description and interpretation. Construction Management and Economics, 4(03), 201-12.

Singh, G, Kiangi, G E, Sabah, A N A and Greenslade, O C (1986) Application of a microcomputer in investment decisions using dynamic programming. Construction Management and Economics, 4(03), 189-99.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: dynamic programming; investment ; optimization
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446198600000015
  • Abstract:

    Organizational and individuals are often faced with the problem of allocation of limited resources to a number of competing projects. The tendency in the past has been towards the use of cost-benefit analysis which is unsuitable for handling indivisible projects or ventures. The acceptance of much more appropriate computational difficulty. this paper presents an interactive microcomputer program, MAXCRETURN, applicable to all types of projects, indivisible or otherwise, using dynamic programming techniques. It does not require the user to have prior knowledge of dynamic programming or optimization techniques. Use of the program is illustrated with an example.

Touran, A (1986) Computer packages for construction data acquisition and processing. Construction Management and Economics, 4(03), 233-43.

Tucker, S N (1986) Formulating construction cash-flow curves using a reliability theory analogy. Construction Management and Economics, 4(03), 179-88.