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Constrained resource project scheduling subject to material constraints
Author(s) -
SmithDaniels Dwight E.,
Aquilano Nicholas J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/0272-6963(84)90022-6
Subject(s) - economic shortage , computer science , schedule , scheduling (production processes) , operations research , benchmark (surveying) , resource constraints , operations management , engineering , distributed computing , linguistics , philosophy , geodesy , government (linguistics) , geography , operating system
Constrained resource project scheduling techniques schedule project activities subject to finite constraints on the availability of non‐storable resources such as labor and equipment without consideration of constraints resulting from material requirements. Projects are frequently delayed and resources are wasted when project activities are delayed due to material shortages. A heuristic procedure is presented here for scheduling large projects subject to the availability of all necessary resources, including materials, manufactured components, facilities, equipment and labor as well as the acquisition lead times required by these resources. Results are listed for tests involving both benchmark and actual problems.