Automated simulator development: A strategy for modeling modular housing production

Automation in Construction

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 212-223

  Nasereddin, Mahdi ^a   Mullens, Michael A ^b   Cope, Dayana ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated simulation modeling; Generic modeling; Housing; Reusable simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HOUSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AUTOMATED SIMULATION MODELING; GENERIC MODELING; MODELING CONSISTENCY; REUSABLE SIMULATION;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 33846021274     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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