An effective simulation mechanism for construction operations

Automation in Construction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-244

  Cheng, Tao Ming ^a   Feng, Chung Wei ^b  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms (GA); Production rate; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0037408566     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-5805(02)00086-9     Document Type: Article

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