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A new structural mechanism for reducibility of stochastic PERT networks

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  • Fatemi Ghomi, S. M. T.
  • Rabbani, M.

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  • Fatemi Ghomi, S. M. T. & Rabbani, M., 2003. "A new structural mechanism for reducibility of stochastic PERT networks," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 145(2), pages 394-402, March.
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    5. Azaron, Amir & Fatemi Ghomi, S.M.T., 2008. "Lower bound for the mean project completion time in dynamic PERT networks," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 186(1), pages 120-127, April.
    6. Azaron, Amir & Fynes, Brian & Modarres, Mohammad, 2011. "Due date assignment in repetitive projects," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 129(1), pages 79-85, January.

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