Identification of optimal size resources for a repetitive housing construction

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-361

  Dhanasekar, M ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction; Optimal; Queuing; Repetitive; Resources; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957233     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021158     Document Type: Review

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