An uncertainty importance measure of activities in PERT networks

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2737-2758

  Cho, J G ^a   Yum, B J ^b  

^a Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PERT NETWORKS;

PERT;

EID: 0031257870     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497194426     Document Type: Article

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