An integrated simulation model for construction

Simulation Practice and Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 401-420

  Wales, R J ^a   AbouRizk, S M ^b  

^a North American Construction Group   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction; Planning; Risk analysis; Simulation; Weather modeling

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; CONSTRUCTION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE; OPERATION ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; WEATHER MODELLING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0029755887     PISSN: 09284869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4869(95)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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