Critical path segments scheduling technique

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1078-1085

  Hegazy, Tarek ^a   Menesi, Wail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction; Critical path method; Float; Project management; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRITICAL PATH METHOD; CRITICAL PATHS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; FLOAT; LEVEL OF DETAIL; PROJECT DELAYS; SCHEDULING COMPUTATIONS; SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES; TIME SEGMENTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE; RESEARCH; SCHEDULING; TURNAROUND TIME;

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956817791     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000212     Document Type: Article

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