A New Analysis of Critical Paths in Mega Projects with Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Activities by Considering Time, Cost, Risk, Quality, and Safety Factors
Subject Areas : International BusinessYahya Dorfeshan 1 , Seyed Meysam Mousavi 2 , Behnam Vahdani 3
1 - Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Qazvin, Iran
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