A fuzzy clustering-based genetic algorithm approach for time-cost-quality trade-off problems: A case study of highway construction project

Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1953-1966

  Mungle, Santosh ^a   Benyoucef, Lyes ^b   Son, Young Jun ^a   Tiwari, M K ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Fuzzy clustering; Multi objective optimization; Project management; Time cost quality trade off

Indexed keywords

CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION QUALITY; GENERAL CONTRACTORS; GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; TIME-COST-QUALITY TRADE-OFF;

CONTRACTORS; FUZZY CLUSTERING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

COSTS;

EID: 84880805244     PISSN: 09521976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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