An evaluation of due date, resource allocation, project release, and activity scheduling rules in a multiproject environment

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-154

  Yang, Kum Khiong ^a   Sum, Chee Chuong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Project management; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MULTIPROJECT ENVIRONMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031277169     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(96)00266-4     Document Type: Article

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