Duration/cost trade-offs in project scheduling with time-switch constraints

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Abstract

The time-switch constraints attract less attention in the discrete time/cost trade-off problems (DTCTP, for short), but these constraints impose specific starting time on the project activities and force them to be active and inactive during specific time periods. Therefore, a more realistic optimization model is set up in this paper, which is the discrete duration/cost trade-offs in project scheduling with time-switch constraints (DDCTPTSC, for short), and then solve the DDCTPTSC by a customization heuristic genetic algorithm. Combining a real-life project example, the analysis results show that time-switch constraints' impacts on project indirect cost, penalty cost and bonus cost are mostly different from the traditional DTCTP model because of time-switch constraints, moreover, from the viewpoints of both contractors and clients respectively, we discuss that the penalty/bonus intensity makes the effects on both deciding behaviors, the obtained conclusions provide the instructive meaning for them in the project's negotiation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2006 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE'06 (13th)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages313-317
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)7560323553, 9787560323558
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE'06 - Lille, France
Duration: 5 Oct 20067 Oct 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2006 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE'06 (13th)

Conference

Conference2006 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE'06
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityLille
Period5/10/067/10/06

Keywords

  • Duration/Cost trade-offs
  • Optimization model
  • Project scheduling
  • Time-switch constraints

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