On Modeling Line Balancing Problems in Spreadsheets

Ragsdale (2003) recently introduced an innovative approach to implementing project management networks in spreadsheets that greatly simplifies the handling of precedence relations among activities. This paper demonstrates how a similar technique can be used to create efficient spreadsheet models for...

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Published inTransactions on education Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 45 - 48
Main Authors Ragsdale, Cliff T., Brown, Evelyn C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published INFORMS 01.01.2004
Subjects
line balancing problems
precedence relations
spreadsheet modeling
teaching project management
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Summary:Ragsdale (2003) recently introduced an innovative approach to implementing project management networks in spreadsheets that greatly simplifies the handling of precedence relations among activities. This paper demonstrates how a similar technique can be used to create efficient spreadsheet models for line balancing problems.
ISSN:1532-0545
1532-0545
DOI:10.1287/ited.4.2.45