An upper bound on the expected completion time of PERT networks

DOI10.1016/0377-2217(85)90032-3zbMath0569.90047OpenAlexW2010647031MaRDI QIDQ1060947

Jerzy Kamburowski

Publication date: 1985

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-2217(85)90032-3

zbMATH Keywords

upper boundPERT networkcritical path programmingexpected project completion timeNBUE class

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Programming involving graphs or networks (90C35) Numerical mathematical programming methods (65K05) Deterministic scheduling theory in operations research (90B35)

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