| Title:
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Erlang distributed activity times in stochastic activity networks (English) |
| Author:
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Abdelkader, Yousry H. |
| Language:
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English |
| Journal:
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Kybernetika |
| ISSN:
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0023-5954 |
| Volume:
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39 |
| Issue:
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3 |
| Year:
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2003 |
| Pages:
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[347]-358 |
| Summary lang:
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English |
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| Category:
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math |
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| Summary:
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It is assumed that activity times in stochastic activity networks (SANs) are independent Erlang random variable (r.v.). A recurrence method of determining the $k$th moments of the completion time is presented. Applications are provided for illustration and are used to evaluate the applicability and appropriateness of the Erlang model to represent activity network. (English) |
| Keyword:
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project planning |
| Keyword:
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PERT |
| Keyword:
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Erlang distribution |
| MSC:
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33B99 |
| MSC:
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60E05 |
| MSC:
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90B15 |
| MSC:
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90B35 |
| MSC:
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90C35 |
| MSC:
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90C39 |
| idZBL:
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Zbl 1249.90305 |
| idMR:
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MR1995739 |
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| Date available:
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2009-09-24T19:54:40Z |
| Last updated:
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2015-03-23 |
| Stable URL:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10338.dmlcz/135537 |
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