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Stability and resource allocation in project planning

ROEL LEUS Operations Management Group, Department of Applied Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium E-mail: oel.Leus@econ.
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WILLY HERROELEN Operations Management Group, Department of Applied Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium E-mail: oel.Leus@econ.
Pages 667-682 | Received 01 Dec 2002, Accepted 01 Nov 2003, Published online: 17 Aug 2010

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