A task-member assignment model for complex engineering projects

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-25

  Mazur, Lukasz M ^a   Chen, Shi Jie ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GA; Genetic algorithm; Project management; Task member assignment; Team member characteristics

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ASSIGNMENT MODELS; COMPLEX ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING PROJECT; PROJECT COMPLETION; QUANTIFIABLE MEASURES; TASK-MEMBER ASSIGNMENT; TEAM MEMBERS; WORKING RELATIONSHIPS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649801428     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2011.037240     Document Type: Article

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