Optimization model for resource assignment problems of linear construction projects

Automation in Construction

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 460-473

  Liu, Shu Shun ^a   Wang, Chang Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Constraint programming; Linear construction projects; Linear scheduling; Outsourcing resources; Resource assignment

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OUTSOURCING; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING; LINEAR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; LINEAR SCHEDULING; OUTSOURCING RESOURCES; RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 33847207840     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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