Constralnt-based planning with integrated production scheduler over internet

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-301

  Chua, D K H ^a   Shen, L J ^a   Bok, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Constraints; Construction industry; Internet; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT MANAGEMENT; CONSTRAINT MODELING; CONSTRAINTS; INFORMATION FLOW;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 13944281016     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:3(293)     Document Type: Article

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