{"title":"A bi-objective optimisation technique for scheduling repetitive projects","authors":"Jeeno Mathew, Brijesh Paul","doi":"10.1504/ijids.2023.134791","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Repetitive projects are projects in which the same type of works/activities gets repeated in different locations or sites. For each of this type of projects, different crew options are available for each activity and selecting the best option corresponding to each activity is a difficult task. Project managers in these projects are often faced with the task of finding out the best schedule corresponding to the optimum project duration and expenditure which will satisfy different constraints. Since the computational complexity is very high in these types of projects, an ABC algorithm-based heuristic methodology is developed in this study, which can give good solutions for satisfying the above mentioned objectives with respect to different constraints. The proposed methodology's performance is analysed with exact solutions and the results show that an ABC algorithm-based methodology gives significantly good quality solutions.","PeriodicalId":38184,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijids.2023.134791","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Decision Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Repetitive projects are projects in which the same type of works/activities gets repeated in different locations or sites. For each of this type of projects, different crew options are available for each activity and selecting the best option corresponding to each activity is a difficult task. Project managers in these projects are often faced with the task of finding out the best schedule corresponding to the optimum project duration and expenditure which will satisfy different constraints. Since the computational complexity is very high in these types of projects, an ABC algorithm-based heuristic methodology is developed in this study, which can give good solutions for satisfying the above mentioned objectives with respect to different constraints. The proposed methodology's performance is analysed with exact solutions and the results show that an ABC algorithm-based methodology gives significantly good quality solutions.
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In today''s fast-paced business environment, even with an abundance of information, decision-making can be complex and slow. As floods of data emerge, effective information processing is sought as a panacea. With the ever-present spectre of uncertainty, sound decisions are key. As a consequence of the various conflicts/dilemmas, employment of efficient data management leading to better decision-making is the goal. Organisations must employ effective information management/decision-making processes at each critical stage of their functions. IJIDS addresses the issues involved in this. Topics covered include: -AHP or DEA -Behavioural sciences, psychology, sociology -Business intelligence, economics -Computing and decision sciences, data-driven decision making -Decision making in social setting, under uncertainty, with multimedia -Decision support systems/software -Decision theory, decision trees, MCDM -Ethical decision making, group decision making, software -Fuzzy information processing, game theory, grid analysis, informatics, IT -Intelligent agent technologies, neural networks, OLAP -Knowledge discovery in databases, web search, scenario/system analysis -Mathematics of decision sciences, decision making methods/styles -Perspectives of decision making, robust decisions, morphological analysis -Political/public decision making -Risk management, statistics