Measuring Risk-associated Activity's Duration: A Fuzzy Set Theory Application

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 663-671

  Ock, Jong Ho ^a   Han, Seung Heon ^b  

^a Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CPM (Critical Path Method); fuzzy mean; fuzzy set; MCS (Monte Carlo Simulation); PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique); schedule risk

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRITICAL PATH METHOD; FUZZY MEANS; INDUSTRY EXPERTS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE; PROJECT DURATION; PROJECT SCHEDULES; PROS AND CONS; RISK QUANTIFICATION; SCHEDULE RISK;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; PERT; RISK PERCEPTION; TURNAROUND TIME; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 77955709609     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-010-1003-x     Document Type: Article

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