Earthmoving on Construction Projects: A Postscript

Mervyn Lawrence and Chad Perry
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Mervyn Lawrence: MWP Management Pty. Ltd., 79 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Australia
Chad Perry: Queensland Institute of Technology, George Street, Brisbane, Australia

Interfaces, 1984, vol. 14, issue 2, 84-86

Abstract: Most construction projects require the movement of enormous quantities of earth materials. In the February 1983 issue of Interfaces Perry and Iliff described a pilot study using the transportation model to decide on these earth movements during the construction of a major international airport. The out-of-kilter algorithm was used to find precise sand rehandling contract packages. Cost savings approached a million dollars for about three man-weeks of consulting time.

Keywords: industries: construction; transportation: materials handling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1984
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