Resource-activity critical-path method for construction planning

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 412-420

  Lu, Ming ^a   Li, Heng ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction planning; Critical path method; Project management; Resource management; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PERT; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING;

CONSTRUCTION PLANNING; CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM); RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE PROFILE;

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS;

EID: 13944280651     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:4(412)     Document Type: Article

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