Agent-based modeling and simulation in construction

Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1541-1547

  Sawhney, Anil ^a   Bashford, Howard ^a   Walsh, Kenneth ^b   Mulky, Ajith Rao ^c  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GAME THEORY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; ITERATIVE METHODS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PRODUCTIVITY; STROBOSCOPES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; SIMULATION PLATFORM;

COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

AGENT-BASED MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS; SIMULATION METHODOLOGY;

EID: 1642518589     PISSN: 02750708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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