Strategic-operational construction management: Hybrid system dynamics and discrete event approach

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 701-710

  Peña Mora, Feniosky ^a   Han, Sangwon ^a   Lee, SangHyun ^b   Park, Moonseo ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Construction management; Cost control; Discrete elements; Hybrid methods; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT; COST CONTROL; COST OVERRUNS; CURRENT CONSTRUCTION; DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; DISCRETE EVENTS; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATIONS; EARTH MOVING; HYBRID METHODS; HYBRID MODEL; HYBRID SIMULATIONS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; OPERATIONAL ASPECTS; OPERATIONAL ISSUES; PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; SCHEDULE DELAYS; SIMULATION MODELS; SIMULATION RESULTS; STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEMATIC INTEGRATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; FORCE CONTROL; MILITARY OPERATIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 49749096092     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:9(701)     Document Type: Article

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