Understanding the role of "tasks anticipated" in lookahead planning through simulation

Automation in Construction

Volumn 49, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 18-26

  Hamzeh, Farook R ^a   Saab, Issa ^a   Tommelein, Iris D ^b   Ballard, Glenn ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction planning; Last Planner System; Lean construction; Lookahead planning; Short term planning; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CIVIL ENGINEERING;

CONSTRUCTION PLANNING; LAST PLANNER; LEAN CONSTRUCTION; SHORT TERM PLANNING; SIMULATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 84922573178     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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