Leu, S S and Yang, C H (1999) A genetic-algorithm-based resource-constrained construction scheduling system. Construction Management and Economics, 17(6), pp. 767-776. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Resources for construction activities are limited in the real construction world. To avoid waste and shortage of resources on a construction jobsite, scheduling must include resource allocation. A new resource-constrained construction scheduling system is proposed in this paper. A GA-based searching technique is adopted in the system. In this paper, new GA crossover and mutation operators, UX3 and UM3, are presented. These new operators overcome the drawback of traditional GA operators for sequencing problems. The system effectively can provide the optimal combination of construction duration, resource quantities and minimum project duration under the constraint of limited resources.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | genetic algorithms; multiple-objective programming; resource allocation; resource constraint; scheduling |
| Index terms: | construction scheduling, resource constraint, genetic algorithm, resource allocation, construction activity, duration, scheduling, programming |
| Subjects: | resource management, construction operations, project controls, operations research, operations management, programming, algorithms |
| Topics: | Site Management, Digital Applications, Time Control, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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