DocumentCode
542049
Title
An Estimate of Expected Project Duration in Stochastic Networks
Author
Yi, Ma ; Xuan, Zhang
Author_Institution
Sch. of Math., Central South Univ., Changsha, China
Volume
1
fYear
2010
fDate
13-14 Oct. 2010
Firstpage
235
Lastpage
238
Abstract
We consider the stochastic activity networks whose activity durations are independent and Erlang random variables. We derive the kth moments of the maximum of a sample of size n from the Erlang distribution. A recursive algorithm for deriving the moments of the project duration is presented.
Keywords
directed graphs; estimation theory; stochastic processes; Erlang distribution; Erlang random variables; activity durations; expected project duration estimation; recursive algorithm; stochastic activity networks; Distribution functions; Equations; Markov processes; Mathematical model; Random variables; Xenon; Erlang disrtibution; moment method; stochastic activity network;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent System Design and Engineering Application (ISDEA), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Changsha
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8333-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISDEA.2010.255
Filename
5743169
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