Construction Production Planning
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 112, Issue 2
Abstract
A new branch of optimization, Optimal Control Theory, is used as a computational method to formulate and solve construction production planning problems. An example of the literature, Griffis' application of queueing theory to determine the optimal number of trucks to perform an earthmoving job, is used. It is shown that under the presence of weather varying conditions, optimal production rates may be time varying. A feedback solution is found. The implications of such solution are discussed. A simulation is performed to compare the use of varying and constant production rates.
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Barcia, R. M., “Construction Production Planning and Optimal Control,” thesis presented to the Univ. of Waterloo, at Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 1984, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 112 • Issue 2 • June 1986
Pages: 163 - 177
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: Jun 1, 1986
Published in print: Jun 1986
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