Probability of project completion using stochastic project scheduling simulation

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 310-318

  Lee, Dong Eun ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical path method; Monte carlo method; Probability; Risk analysis; Scheduling; Simulation; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL PATH METHOD; PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT); RISK ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHEDULING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14544303228     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:3(310)     Document Type: Article

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