Using fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making approach for assessing the risk of railway reconstruction project in

Shih-Tong Lu1, Shih-Heng Yu2, Dong-Shang Chang2

  • 1Graduate Institute of Project Management, Kainan University, No. 1 Kainan Road, Luchu, Taoyuan 33857, Taiwan ; Department of Business Administration, National Central University, No. 300 Jhongda Road, Jhongli, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan.

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