Christodoulou, S E; Ellinas, G and Michaelidou-Kamenou, A (2010) Minimum moment method for resource leveling using entropy maximization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(5), pp. 518-527. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
The minimum moment method for resource leveling is revisited and restated as an entropy-maximization problem. The minimum moment method assumes that the moment of the daily resource demands about the horizontal axis of a project's resource histogram is a good measure of the resource utilization and that the optimal resource allocation exists when the total moment is at a minimum, thus when the resource histogram is of rectangular shape. The entropy-maximization method proposed in this paper makes use of the general theory of entropy and two of its principal properties (subadditivity and maximality) to revisit the minimum moment method for resource leveling. The entropy-maximization method presented allows for activity stretching and provides resource allocation solutions that show improvement over previous approaches. A case study is also presented that validates the results.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | entropy; leveling; minimum moment method; resource-constrained scheduling; scheduling |
| Index terms: | resource allocation, resource utilization, case study, resource levelling, entropy, scheduling, maximization |
| Subjects: | algorithms, thermal systems, data collection methods, operations research, site logistics, resource management |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Time Control, Site Management, Research Practice, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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