Fuzzy critical path method based on signed-distance ranking and statistical confidence-interval estimates

Journal of Supercomputing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-325

  Lin, Feng Tse ^a   Yao, Jing Shing ^b  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activity network; Confidence interval estimate; Critical path method; Fuzzy set; Signed distance ranking

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; GRAPH THEORY; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; PERT; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACTIVITY NETWORK; SIGNED DISTANCE RANKING METHOD; STATISTICAL CONFIDENCE INTERVAL ESTIMATE;

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037335622     PISSN: 09208542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022036931014     Document Type: Article

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