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Project Management Journal
A new decision making model for subcontractor selection and its order allocation
All experts agree on the importance of subcontracting. The high impact of subcontractors on the construction process means that the selection of subcontractors is a sensitive activity. Previous…
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Project Management Journal
Knowledge acquisition using psychotherapy technique for critical factors influencing construction project layout planning
The positioning of equipment on a construction site may change in different construction phases, different environments, and different types of end products, which greatly influence the decision of…
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Project Management Journal
PERT scheduling with resource constraints using qualitative simulation graphs
The Qualitative Simulation Graph Methodology (QSGM) is well suited to address the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) scheduling-with-resources problem. In QSGM, all possible scenarios…
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Project Management Journal
Using decision support systems for delay analysis
This paper discusses the use of decision support systems and their application in the area of project management. Not only can computers be used to provide scheduling data, but they also can provide…
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Project Management Journal
At Penelec, project management is a way of life
In the early 1980s, Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) implemented--with much organizational commitment--a computerized project management practice, an investment that proved more valuable that…
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Project Management Journal
A multicriteria decision support approach for project compression
When projects fall behind schedule, executives and stakeholders look to the project manager to implement a process that compresses the project schedule, a process that may involve using different…
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Project Management Journal
Application of expert systems concepts to schedule control
Expert systems (ES) provide project managers with the technology capabilities they need to better control project schedules and anticipate possible project problems. This article examines how ES can…
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