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Investigating delay factors in electrical installation projects using fuzzy TOPSIS

  • Sadeque Hamdan
  • , Anwar Hamdan
  • , Ahmed Bingamil
  • , Hassan Al-Zarooni
  • , Hamdi Bashir
  • , Imad Alsyouf
  • University of Sharjah
  • Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority

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6 Scopus citations

Abstract

The common objective of most of studies that have investigated causes of project delays was to prioritize delay factors in a specific country by conducting opinion surveys of contractors, clients, and/or consultants using a Likert scale and simple ranking methods ignoring the fact that prioritization of delay factors is a multi-criteria problem that is subject to vagueness and uncertainty. To overcome this limitation, this paper proposes the use of fuzzy TOPSIS. The usefulness of this method is demonstrated by investigating delay factors in electrical installation projects carried out by an organization in the United Arab Emirates.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 8th International Conference on Modeling Simulation and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538676844
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019
Event8th International Conference on Modeling Simulation and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO 2019 - Manama, Bahrain
Duration: 15 Apr 201917 Apr 2019

Publication series

Name2019 8th International Conference on Modeling Simulation and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO 2019

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Modeling Simulation and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO 2019
Country/TerritoryBahrain
CityManama
Period15/04/1917/04/19

Keywords

  • Decision-making
  • Delay factor
  • Fuzzy evaluation
  • Service industry
  • Stakeholders

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