Optimization of Temporal Networks under Uncertainty

Optimization of Temporal Networks under Uncertainty
Author: Wolfram Wiesemann
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2012-01-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642234267

Many decision problems in Operations Research are defined on temporal networks, that is, workflows of time-consuming tasks whose processing order is constrained by precedence relations. For example, temporal networks are used to model projects, computer applications, digital circuits and production processes. Optimization problems arise in temporal networks when a decision maker wishes to determine a temporal arrangement of the tasks and/or a resource assignment that optimizes some network characteristic (e.g. the time required to complete all tasks). The parameters of these optimization problems (e.g. the task durations) are typically unknown at the time the decision problem arises. This monograph investigates solution techniques for optimization problems in temporal networks that explicitly account for this parameter uncertainty. We study several formulations, each of which requires different information about the uncertain problem parameters.

Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol. 2

Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol. 2
Author: Christoph Schwindt
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2015-01-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319059157

Due to the increasing importance of product differentiation and collapsing product life cycles, a growing number of value-adding activities in the industry and service sector are organized in projects. Projects come in many forms, often taking considerable time and consuming a large amount of resources. The management and scheduling of projects represents a challenging task and project performance may have a considerable impact on an organization's competitiveness. This handbook presents state-of-the-art approaches to project management and scheduling. More than sixty contributions written by leading experts in the field provide an authoritative survey of recent developments. The book serves as a comprehensive reference, both, for researchers and project management professionals. The handbook consists of two volumes. Volume 1 is devoted to single-modal and multi-modal project scheduling. Volume 2 presents multi-project problems, project scheduling under uncertainty and vagueness, managerial approaches and a separate part on applications, case studies and information systems.

Resource Allocation in Project Management

Resource Allocation in Project Management
Author: Christoph Schwindt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2005-06-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783540254102

The book is devoted to structural issues, algorithms, and applications of resource allocation problems in project management. Special emphasis is given to a unifying framework within which a large variety of project scheduling problems can be treated. Those problems involve general temporal constraints among project activities, different types of scarce resources, and a broad class of regular and nonregular objective functions ranging from time-based and financial to resource levelling functions. The diversity of the models proposed allows for covering many features arising in scheduling applications beyond the field of project management such as short-term production planning in the manufacturing or process industries.

Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling

Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling
Author: Christian Artigues
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118623703

This title presents a large variety of models and algorithms dedicated to the resource-constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP), which aims at scheduling at minimal duration a set of activities subject to precedence constraints and limited resource availabilities. In the first part, the standard variant of RCPSP is presented and analyzed as a combinatorial optimization problem. Constraint programming and integer linear programming formulations are given. Relaxations based on these formulations and also on related scheduling problems are presented. Exact methods and heuristics are surveyed. Computational experiments, aiming at providing an empirical insight on the difficulty of the problem, are provided. The second part of the book focuses on several other variants of the RCPSP and on their solution methods. Each variant takes account of real-life characteristics which are not considered in the standard version, such as possible interruptions of activities, production and consumption of resources, cost-based approaches and uncertainty considerations. The last part presents industrial case studies where the RCPSP plays a central part. Applications are presented in various domains such as assembly shop and rolling ingots production scheduling, project management in information technology companies and instruction scheduling for VLIW processor architectures.

Application of Mathematics and Optimization in Construction Project Management

Application of Mathematics and Optimization in Construction Project Management
Author: Hêriş Golpîra
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2021-12-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030811239

This book provides a broad overview of project and project management principles, processes, and success/failure factors. It also provides a state of the art of applications of the project management concepts, especially in the field of construction projects, based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The slate of geographically and professionally diverse authors illustrates project management as a multidisciplinary undertaking that integrates renewable and non-renewable resources in a systematic process to achieve project goals. The book describes assessment based on technical and operational goals and meeting schedules and budgets.

Flexibility and Robustness in Scheduling

Flexibility and Robustness in Scheduling
Author: Jean-Charles Billaut
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118623398

Scheduling is a broad research area and scheduling problems arise from several application domains (production systems, logistic, computer science, etc.). Solving scheduling problems requires tools of combinatorial optimization, exact or approximated algorithms. Flexibility is at the frontier between predictive deterministic approaches and reactive or "on-line" approaches. The purpose of flexibility is to provide one or more solutions adapted to the context of the application in order to provide the ideal solution. This book focuses on the integration of flexibility and robustness considerations in the study of scheduling problems. After considering both flexibility and robustness, it then covers various scheduling problems, treated with an emphasis on flexibility or robustness, or both.

Robust Project Scheduling

Robust Project Scheduling
Author: Erik Demeulemeester
Publisher: Now Publishers Inc
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2011-06-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1601984340

Robust Project Scheduling is to review the fundamentals of robust project scheduling through the deployment of proactive/reactive project scheduling procedures.

Intelligence Integration in Distributed Knowledge Management

Intelligence Integration in Distributed Knowledge Management
Author: Kr¢l, Dariusz
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2008-07-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1599045788

"This book covers a broad range of intelligence integration approaches in distributed knowledge systems, from Web-based systems through multi-agent and grid systems, ontology management to fuzzy approaches"--Provided by publisher.

Responding to Uncertain Conditions

Responding to Uncertain Conditions
Author: Torben Juul Andersen
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2023-03-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1804559644

The global business environment is highly uncertain, fractured by unforeseen events and making decisions that deal with a largely unknown future - organizations must improve their ability to respond. This volume of articles presents a new set of studies that attempt to better understand and address this very need.

Mastering the NEW PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam (2023 Version)

Mastering the NEW PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam (2023 Version)
Author: Klaus Nielsen
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2024-04-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1003856330

Project Management Institute (PMI) is the leading professional association for project management, and the authority for a growing global community of millions of project professionals and individuals who use project management skills. PMI offers several certifications in the areas of project management, risk management, and other related areas. The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) is one credential offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The CAPM® is an entry-level certification for project practitioners. Designed for those with less project experience, the CAPM® is intended to demonstrate candidates’ understanding of the fundamental knowledge, terminology, and processes of effective project management. This certification is a popular prerequisite that helps employers find the professionals most suited to fulfill specific roles in their organizations. Most study guides just explain the contents of the exam without providing tools to maximize learning. The authors, as authorized training partners with PMI, translate the new 2023 examination content outline into what exam takers need to do and know in preparation for the exam. It also provides them with exercises and prep questions as a quick and easy check to ensure they are on the right path in preparation for the exam, thus maximizing their chance of passing.