An analysis method in project management using primal-dual relationships

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 321-327

  Gümüsoglu, Sevkinaz ^a   Tütek, Hülya ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Critical path programming; Linear programming; PERT cost; Project management

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERT; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

OUT-OF-KILTER METHOD; PRIMAL DUAL RELATIONSHIPS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032188732     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-7863(97)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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