Simulation-based optimization for dynamic resource allocation

Automation in Construction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 409-420

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Li, Heng ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Heuristic algorithm; Optimization; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION (DES);

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 1642602943     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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