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the research on project scheduling has widely expanded over the last few decades. the vast majority of these research efforts focus on exact and suboptimal procedures for constructing a workable schedule, assuming complete information and a static deterministic problem environment. project activities are scheduled subject to both technological precedence constraints and resource constraints, mo...

The ability to perform different tasks by a serial manipulator mounted on legged robots, increases the capabilities of the robot. The position/force control problem of such a robot in the stance phase with point contacts on the ground is investigated here. A target plane with known stiffness is specified in the workspace. Active joints of the legs and serial manipulator are used to exert the de...

In this study, both the Minkowski distance function and the grey number distance function are integrated into the TOPSIS to develop a dynamic multi-attribute decision making model for effectively handling the uncertain information. An illustration example of subcontractors’ safety performance evaluation is adopted to demonstrate the practicability of the proposed model. Results show that the pr...

Ce document est publié dans l'intention de rendre accessibles les résultats préliminaires de la recherche effectuée au CIRANO, afin de susciter des échanges et des suggestions. Les idées et les opinions émises sont sous l'unique responsabilité des auteurs, et ne représentent pas nécessairement les positions du CIRANO ou de ses partenaires. This paper presents preliminary research carried out at...

Objective: This study aims to define how maintain and protect the subcontractor firms' cash flow from economic fluctuation through legally sustainable solutions. Methods/Analysis: We conducted a case in Eastern Delta Region of Egypt. A questionnaire containing list 22 impact factors on subcontractors' was distributed across multiple firms with an 82% response rate. It designed explore causing i...

The Applied Physics Laboratory and its subcontractors have been leaders in the development of programmable sonar signal processors for 19 years. Several novel architectures for both hardware and software have resulted, giving APL the most powerful sonar signal-processing facilities in the United States. This article traces the historical evolution of sonar-processing hardware, with emphasis on ...