Time-cost evaluation of alternative system/process designs

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-288

  Shaftel, T L ^a   Wilson, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical path; Data flow diagram; PERT; System process design; Time cost trade off

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038232029     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.1999.tb00156.x     Document Type: Article

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