Simulation-based scheduling of module assembly yards: Case study

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-311

  Mohamed, Yasser ^a   Borrego, Davila ^a   Francisco, Luis ^a   Al Hussein, Mohamed ^a   Abourizk, Simaan ^a   Hermann, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PCL Construction Management Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assembly; Automation; Optimization techniques; Production scheduling; Productivity rate; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GENERAL PURPOSE SIMULATION (GPS); OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; PRODUCTIVITY RATE;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 34248995496     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980710744926     Document Type: Article

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