Modeling concurrent operational interruptions in construction activities with simplified discrete event simulation approach (SDESA)

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 1260-1267

  Lu, Ming ^a   Chan, Wah Ho ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; VISUALIZATION;

CONSTRUCTION SIMULATIONS; DISPOSABLE RESOURCES; SIMPLIFIED DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION APPROACH (SDESA); WHEELBARROWS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 17744393498     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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