A Heuristic for Resource-Constrained Multi-ProjectDiscrete Time-Cost Trade-Off Problem

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2018-11-16

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Seyisoğlu, Oya Başak
Sönmez, Rifat

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Resource-constrained project scheduling in a multi-project environment is a challenging optimization problem as it requires simultaneous scheduling of activities associated with multiple projects, considering availability of scarce resources while satisfying a set of constraints. Despite a large number of researches being concentrated on developing heuristics and metaheuristics for the discrete time-cost trade-off scheduling problem, very few of the proposed methods analyze multiple projects adequately to reflect the real-world case. Existing studies related to multi-projects generally focus solely on project makespan optimization, which seeks to minimize the duration of projects. However, for optimal scheduling of multiple projects, in addition to project duration the direct and indirect costs should be considered as well. In order to fill this gap in the literature, this study aims to develop a heuristic algorithm for optimal scheduling of multiple projects considering project duration and cost along with the availability of resources.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78933

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5th International Project and Construction Management Conference, 2018

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Department of Civil Engineering, Conference / Seminar

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O. B. Seyisoğlu and R. Sönmez, “A Heuristic for Resource-Constrained Multi-ProjectDiscrete Time-Cost Trade-Off Problem,” presented at the 5th International Project and Construction Management Conference, 2018, Cyprus, 2018, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78933.