The use of a discrete-event simulation model with erlang probability distributions in the estimation of earthmoving production

Civil Engineering Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-44

  Smith, S D ^a   Osborne, J R ^b   Forde, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Tarmac Structural Repairs Limited

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Earthmoving; Estimation; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006377177     PISSN: 02630257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02630259608970184     Document Type: Article

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