Resource allocation for concrete batch plant operation: Case study

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 560-569

  Zayed, Tarek M ^a,b   Minkarah, Issam ^c  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Concrete; Linear programming; Manufacturing facilities; Optimization; Profits; Resource allocation; Resource management

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDIES; MANUFACTURING FACILITIES; PROFITS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CEMENTS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 13944271417     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:4(560)     Document Type: Article

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