Application of the entropy technique and genetic algorithms to construction site layout planning of medium-size projects

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-145

  Lam, K C ^a   Tang, C M ^a   Lee, W C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Decision making; Entropy; Genetic algorithm; Site layout

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUZZY SETS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CLOSENESS RELATIONSHIP; FUZZY LOGIC THEORY; PERSONNEL FLOW; SITE LAYOUT PLANNING;

SITE SELECTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 15744404885     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619042000202834     Document Type: Article

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