Developing a resource supply chain planning system for construction projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-407

  Tserng, H P ^a   Yin, Samuel Y L ^b   Li, Sherman ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Ruentex Group   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construction management; Construction materials; Optimization models; Resource management

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 33645150497     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:4(393)     Document Type: Article

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