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Scheduling of multiple projects using 0-1 integer programming technique

AuthorAhmed, Feroze
Call NumberAIT Thesis no.ST-88-1
Subject(s)Construction industry--Mathematical models
Construction industry--Management
Note A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractProject scheduling by the use of activity networks is an important problem under construction management . Many heuristic methods as well as modern techniques like PERT , CPM are being used for this purpose. But, scheduling the activities becomes very difficult when resources are limited especially when multiple concurrent projects are involved under the same executing body. It therefore requires the use of elaborate mathematical programming techniques Much of the present research has been centered around this problem and various mathematical models have been developed . But so far no effort has been made to assess an actual situation involving a high magnitude of work in totality . In this study four ongoing projects comprising a total of 157 activities have been considered which are administered by the same organisation , and have constraint of funds. Fund is the only resource that is considered here For scheduling t he activities o f all these projects a zero-one integer programming mode l has been chosen. This model can accommodate a wide range of real world situations including multiple resource aspects , due dates , precedence relationship between activities etc . Scheduling has been carried out using the model for considering the cases, with and without inflation. A comparative performance of the obtained schedule under these two situations and with the original CPM schedule has also been tested .
Year1988
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSStructural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST)
Chairperson(s)Chauhan, Roshan Lal
Examination Committee(s)Jearkjirm, Vithool ;Pichai Nimityongskul
Scholarship Donor(s)The Royal Netherland Government
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988


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