Open AccessAN OPTIMAL METHOD FOR SCHEDULING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS INCLUDING REPETITIVE ACTIVITIES IN MANY UNITS
Author(s) -
Long Duc Luong
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
khoa học công nghệ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1859-0128
DOI - 10.32508/stdj.v12i18.2382
Subject(s) - scheduling (production processes) , schedule , computer science , duration (music) , operations research , industrial engineering , mathematical optimization , engineering , mathematics , operating system , art , literature
This paper presents an optimal method for scheduling construction projects including many repetitive activities in many similar units (e.g., high-rise bridges...). The objective of scheduling is to minimize the project duration. This method considers many types of activities with different characteristics (activities must be performed continuously to insure the continuity in their performances, or activities can allow interruptions in their performances) to generate a satisfactory schedule for project managers. This method uses a new scheduling algorithm to find the optimal start and finish times of activities, so that the project duration is minimized. A well-known example is used as an illustration to show advantages of this method to other methods.