Repetitive Project Scheduling

Front Cover -- Repetitive Project Scheduling: Theory and Methods -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- 1 Basic Concept -- 1.1 Projects -- 1.2 Repetitive Construction Projects -- 1.3 Characteristics of Repetitive Activities and Projects -- 1.3.1 Repetitive and Nonrepetitive Activities -- 1.3.2 Typical and Non-Typical Activities -- 1.3.3 Resource Continuity Constraints -- 1.3.4 Distance Constraints -- 1.3.5 Hard and Soft Logic Relations -- 1.4 Network Planning Techniques -- 1.4.1 Critical Path Method -- 1.4.2 Plan Evaluation and Review Technique -- 1.5 Existing Scheduling Techniques for Repetitive Construction Projects -- 2 Line-of-Balance Technique -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Basic Concept and Representation -- 2.2.1 Crew Synchronization -- 2.2.2 Optimum Crew Size and Natural Rhythm -- 2.3 Integrated CPM-LOB Method -- 2.3.1 Meeting a Given Deadline -- 2.3.2 Number of Crews Determination -- 2.3.3 Drawing LOB Schedule -- 2.3.4 Example Application -- 2.4 Comments and Future Research -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 Controlling Path Analysis in Repetitive Scheduling Method -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Basic Representation of RSM -- 3.3 Method for Determining Controlling Path -- 3.3.1 Determining pCPs with Time Constraint -- 3.3.2 Determining pCPs with Distance Constraint -- 3.3.3 Determining pCPs with Multiple Constraints -- 3.3.4 Determining pCPs with Constraint with Bar Activity and Block Activity -- 3.3.5 Identifying the Controlling Path -- 3.4 Types of Sub-Activities -- 3.5 Project Duration Determination -- 3.6 Case Study -- 3.7 Discussion -- 3.8 Conclusion and Prospects -- 4 Conversion of Repetitive Scheduling Model to Network Model -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Method for Converting RSM to Network Model -- 4.2.1 Conversion of Activities -- 4.2.2 Conversion of Logical Relations -- 4.2.3 Conversion of Precedence Relations -- 4.2.4 Displaying the Spatial Information.

4.3 Comparison between the Controlling Path in RSM and the Critical Path in Network Model -- 4.3.1 Analysis Based on Case 1 -- 4.3.2 Analysis Based on Case 2 -- 4.3.3 Analysis Based on Case 3 -- 4.3.4 Discussion -- 4.4 Comparison of Activity Criticality -- 4.5 Conclusion and Prospects -- 5 Resource Allocation Problem in Repetitive Construction Projects -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Problem Formulation -- 5.3 Optimization Method Based on Backward Controlling Segments -- 5.4 Proposed Genetic Algorithm -- 5.5 Case Study -- 5.5.1 An Illustrative Example -- 5.5.2 Test Problems -- 5.5.3 Population Size, Crossover and Mutation Probability -- 5.5.4 Algorithms Comparison -- 5.6 Conclusion and Prospects -- 6 Resource-Constrained Scheduling in Repetitive Construction Projects -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Problem Description -- 6.3 GA-Based Method -- 6.3.1 Chromosome Representation -- 6.3.2 Selection Operator -- 6.3.3 Crossover Operator -- 6.3.4 Mutation Operator -- 6.4 Case Study -- 6.4.1 The Effect of Resource Continuity on Project Scheduling -- 6.4.2 Comparison of Different Algorithms -- 6.5 Conclusion and Prospect -- 7 Discrete Time-Cost Trade-Off in Repetitive Construction Projects -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Mode-Variable Discrete Time-Cost Trade-Off Problem (MVDTCTP) -- 7.2.1 Problem Formulation -- 7.2.2 Available Optimization Method -- 7.2.3 Case Study -- 7.3 The Discrete Time-Cost Trade-Off Problem with Soft Logic (DTCTP-SL) -- 7.3.1 Soft Logic Concept and Its Applications in Project Management -- 7.3.2 Description of DTCTP-sl -- 7.3.3 Proposed Genetic Algorithm -- 7.3.3.1 Encoding of Chromosomes -- 7.3.3.2 Decoding of Chromosomes -- 7.3.3.3 Fitness Computation -- 7.3.3.4 Crossover Operator -- 7.3.3.5 Mutation Operator -- 7.3.4 Case Study -- 7.4 Conclusion and Prospects -- References.