A database/spreadsheet application for equipment selection

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
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