Efficient approaches of linearization in project compression

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 695-706

  Wei, Chiu Chi ^a   Wang, Chen Mei Fuong ^b  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUNG TA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chaos; Envelop; Fractal; Linearization; Project compression

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; FRACTALS; LINEARIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

PROJECT COMPRESSION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037380567     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-8352(03)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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