In this study we compared seven commercial Software packages for project management. Employing multi attribute value theory, the comparison is based on a sound decision-theoretic framework. Additionally, we included a comprehensive assessment of the capability to solve resource-constrained...

This paper considers two problem classes that are important to researchers as well as practitioners, namely packing and project scheduling problems. First, the two problem categories are described. This includes a classification of packing problems as well as of project scheduling concepts....

A recurring problem in project management involves the allocation of scarce resources to the individual jobs comprising the project. In many situations such as audit scheduling, the resources correspond to individuals (skilled labour). This naturally leads to an assignment type project...