Mixture densities for project management activity times: A robust approach to PERT

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2007.04.032zbMath1149.90351OpenAlexW1997861395MaRDI QIDQ2470106

Eugene D. Hahn

Publication date: 13 February 2008

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2007.04.032

zbMATH Keywords

outliersfinite mixturebeta rectangular distributionactivity timesrobust project management

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Management decision making, including multiple objectives (90B50)

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Uses Software

• BayesDA

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