... on ANN for forecasting the cost of power wiring, light wiring and cable pathway. Six steps were followed in the development of the learning ANN models: Multiple regression analysis Prediction Modelling Estimating Cost estimates Neural net to develop a learning model that can be used...

... Construction duration Multiple linear regression Variable selection German building industry Construction industry Multiple regression analysis Germany Modelling and predicting construction duration of building projects has been considered by various researchers for the last four decades (see Table...

... technique is evaluated with two conventional forecasting methods: the Box‐Jenkins approach and the multiple regression analysis, based on the forecasting accuracy on construction manpower demand. Findings While the forecasting reliability of the VEC modelling technique is slightly inferior...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Production cycle Simulation Multiple regression analysis Neural nets There are a number of methods being used by the industry to predict load‐haul cycle times in open‐pit mining. The most commonly used approach is computer simulation...

.... © MCB UP Limited 2003 Contract workers Subcontracting Construction works Performance monitoring Multiple regression analysis The culmination of a three‐year research study of contractor performance in Japan, the UK and the USA is presented. This paper reports one...

...CHING MING TAM; FRANK HARRIS This study describes the development of operational research models for predicting contractor performance in Hong Kong, using discriminant and multiple regression analysis techniques. An important aim was to determine the underlying factors that influence contractor...