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Fuzzy Pattern Recognition Approach to Construction Contractor Selection

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Contractor selection is a complex process crucial to ensuring the success of construction projects. Existing methods by which owners select a suitable contractor have been inadequate because it is difficult for decision-makers to evaluate contractor bids against inexact qualitative criteria. The purpose of this paper is to propose a Multiple-layer Fuzzy Pattern Recognition (MFPR) approach to solve contractor selection problem. Integrating judgments, experience and preferences of decision-makers, this paper uses the paired comparison method to decide relative membership degrees of qualitative criteria as well as weights of the criteria set, a case study for a channel construction project was used to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach. The findings clearly indicate that the techniques may successfully harmonize different opinions and reach a group consensus.

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  1. School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China

    Li Yawei

  2. Civil Engineering Supervisor Center, North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydro-Electric Power, ZhengZhou, 450008, China

    Chen Shouyu

  3. Civil Engineering Supervisor Center, North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydro-Electric Power, ZhengZhou, 450008, China

    Nie Xiangtian

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Yawei, L., Shouyu, C. & Xiangtian, N. Fuzzy Pattern Recognition Approach to Construction Contractor Selection. Fuzzy Optim Decis Making 4, 103–118 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10700-004-5867-4

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