Project completion time in dynamic PERT networks with generating projects

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-63

  Azaron, A ^a   Modarres, M ^b  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; PERT; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CONTINUOUOS-TIME MARKOV CHAIN; GENERALIZED ERLANG ACTIVITY; PROJECT COMPLETION TIME;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

MARKOV PROCESSES; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERT; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MARKOV CHAIN; NETWORKING; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33947214045     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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