Decision tree modeling using integrated multilevel stochastic networks

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1254-1266

  Moussa, Mohamed ^a   Ruwanpura, Janaka ^a   Jergeas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Decision making; Models; Networks; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

COST TIME ANALYSIS NETWORKS; DECISION SUPPORT SIMULATION SYSTEM (DSSS); DECISION TREE MODELING; INTEGRATED MULTILEVEL STOCHASTIC NETWORKS; TREE ANALYSIS NETWORKS (TANS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 33751261127     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:12(1254)     Document Type: Article

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