Application of Innovative Critical Chain Method for Project Planning and Control under Resource Constraints and Uncertainty
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 136, Issue 9
Abstract
This research proposes an innovative critical chain method (ICCM) for project planning and control under resource constraints and uncertainty. An improved genetic algorithm is developed to identify the critical chain and to obtain the optimal start time of each activity under the most optimistic duration of each activity and resource constraints. Furthermore, a feeding buffer is added in an insert point in order to deal with uncertainties. The benefits of applying this ICCM are demonstrated in an example project.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 136 • Issue 9 • September 2010
Pages: 1056 - 1060
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© 2010 ASCE.
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Received: Nov 15, 2008
Accepted: Feb 22, 2010
Published online: Feb 24, 2010
Published in print: Sep 2010
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