A simulation-based tool for scheduling construction projects with repeating processes

Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1296-1305

  Hu, Di ^a   Mohamed, Yasser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-BASED METHODS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; GRAPHICAL METHODS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MODELING ELEMENTS; PROCESS INFORMATION; PRODUCT-UNIT; SCHEDULING METHODS; SCHEDULING PROCESS; SCHEDULING TOOLS; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION-BASED;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; GRAPHIC METHODS; SIMULATORS;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 72849146910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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