A discrete event simulation model in the case of managing a software project

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 374-389

  Kouskouras, Konstantinos G ^a   Georgiou, Andreas C ^b  

^a INTRACOM TELECOM   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation application; Simulation; Software project management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCHEDULING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

ACADEMICS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION APPLICATION; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY METRICS; SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847308635     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.05.031     Document Type: Article

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