Consideration of break in modeling of construction processes

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 373-390

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Tam, C M ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction systems; Modelling; Simulation; Time study

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TIME AND MOTION STUDY;

ACTIVITY-BASED SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS; NON-PRE-EMPTION; PRE-EMPTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 23444444143     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980510608820     Document Type: Article

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