An integrated survey of deterministic project scheduling
There have been many survey papers in the area of project scheduling in recent years. These papers have primarily emphasized modeling and algorithmic contributions for specific classes of project scheduling problems, such as net present value (NPV) maximization and makespan minimization, with and without resource constraints. Paralleling these developments has been the research in the area of project scheduling decision support, with its emphasis on data sets, data generation methods, and so on, that are essential to benchmark, evaluate, and compare the new models, algorithms and heuristic techniques. These investigations have extended the frontiers of research and application in all areas of project scheduling and management. In this paper, we survey the vast literature in this area with a perspective that integrates models, data, and optimal and heuristic algorithms, for the major classes of project scheduling problems. We also include recent surveys that have compared commercial project scheduling systems. Finally, we present an overview of web-based decision support systems and discuss the potential of this technology in enabling and facilitating researchers and practitioners in identifying new areas of inquiry and application.
Year of publication: |
2001
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Authors: | Kolisch, R. ; Padman, R. |
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Omega. - Elsevier, ISSN 0305-0483. - Vol. 29.2001, 3, p. 249-272
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Deterministic project scheduling NPV maximization Makespan minimization Model-data-algorithm integration Decision support systems Commercial project management systems |
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