Optimizing construction planning schedules by virtual prototyping enabled resource analysis

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 912-918

  Li, Heng ^a   Chan, Neo ^a   Huang, Ting ^a   Guo, H L ^a   Lu, Weisheng ^a   Skitmore, Martin ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction planning schedule; Resource analysis; Space; Virtual prototyping

Indexed keywords

ACCESS ROADS; CONSTRUCTABILITY; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION MODEL; CONSTRUCTION PLANNING; CONSTRUCTION PLANNING SCHEDULE; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; CONVENTIONAL COMPUTERS; FLOOR CONSTRUCTIONS; IMPROVED METHODS; LAYOUT PLANS; PROJECT MANAGERS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND PLANNING; RESOURCE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MODEL; SPACE; VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING;

COMPUTER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67949100453     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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