Algorithm for scheduling with multiskilled constrained resources

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 414-421

  Hegazy, Tarek ^a   Shabeeb, Abdul Karim ^a   Elbeltagi, Emad ^b   Cheema, Tariq ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b University of Mansoura   (Egypt)

^c El Saif Construction Co   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONSTRUCTION; HEURISTIC METHODS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

MULTISKILLED CONSTRAINED RESOURCES;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0034321183     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2000)126:6(414)     Document Type: Article

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