Harnessing the power of simulation in the project management / decision support aspects of the construction industry

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2479-2487

  Lucko, Gunnar ^a   Benjamin, Perakath C ^b   Madden, Michael G ^b  

^a Catholic University of America ^*  (United States)

^b KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CYCLE DIAGRAMS; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENTS; CONSTRUCTION SIMULATIONS; DECISION SUPPORTS; GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS; ONTOLOGY-BASED; OPERATIONAL PLANNING; SCHEDULING FUNCTIONS; SIMULATION SYSTEMS;

ANIMATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY; SCHEDULING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

PLANNING;

EID: 60749098274     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736357     Document Type: Conference Paper

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