HKCONSIM: A practical simulation solution to planning concrete plant operations in Hong Kong

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 547-554

  Lu, Ming ^a   Anson, Michael ^a   Tang, S L ^a   Ying, Y C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Concrete; Construction planning; Hong Kong; Manufacturing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PETRI NETS; PRODUCTIVITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION PLANNING; CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES; HONG KONG; TRUCKMIXERS;

CONCRETE INDUSTRY;

EID: 6344237930     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:5(547)     Document Type: Article

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