Key constraints analysis with integrated production scheduler

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 753-764

  Chua, D K H ^a   Shen, L J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Constraints; Critical path method; Lean construction; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINTS; CRITICAL PATH METHOD; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; SCHEDULING TOOLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 23044451467     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:7(753)     Document Type: Article

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