Multicriteria heuristic method to improve resource allocation in multiproject scheduling

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 408-424

  Lova, Antonio ^a   Maroto, Concepción ^a   Tormos, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

MAXIMUM TOTAL WORK CONTENT; MINIMUM LATEST FINISH TIME; MULTICRITERIA HEURISTIC ALGORITHM; MULTIPROJECT SCHEDULING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CA SUPER PROJECT; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MICROSOFT PROJECT; SOFTWARE PACKAGE TIME LINE AND PROJECT SCHEDULES;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0034559445     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00490-7     Document Type: Article

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