Activity-based construction (ABC) modeling and simulation method

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 354-360

  Shi, Jonathan Jingsheng ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ACTIVITY BASED CONSTRUCTION (ABC);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032684768     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1999)125:5(354)     Document Type: Article

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