A Study on Construction Schedule Management Methods under Disruptive Conditions Based on Combinatorial Thinking
By: Jingyi Chen, Zhengfeng Ma, Chen Yang, Jiangyu Xiong and Haoyun Yang
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2020.11.021
Language: English
Page range: 245 - 258
Submitted on: Jun 30, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 14, 2025
Published on: Mar 24, 2026
Published by: University of Žilina
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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