Construction scheduling using multi-constraint and genetic algorithms approach

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-30

  Dawood, Nashwan ^a   Sriprasert, Eknarin ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; Lean construction; Multi constraint scheduling; Multi objective optimization; Project management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONSTRUCTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; SCHEDULING;

LEAN CONSTRUCTION; MULTI-CONSTRAINT SCHEDULING; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 32844466990     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500310486     Document Type: Article

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