The multi-mode resource constrained project scheduling problem (MM RCPSP) is a generalization of the well-studied RCPSP. A literature review reveals applications of inexact heuristics or metaheuristics approaches for solving these problems, however, exact approaches are few and do not consider...

The multi-mode resource constrained project scheduling problem (MM RCPSP) is a NP-hard problem representing a generalization of the well-studied RCPSP. Depth-first tree search approach by Sprecher & Drexl (1998) is the best known exact solution tree search procedure for this problem. In this...

India is a vast country. After its independence in 1947, it steadily lost its position in international trade. With the beginning of economic liberalization in 1991, it has taken new initiatives in integrating itself with the world economy. Import restrictions have been removed for many...

In a recent paper, Icmeli and Erengue (1996) present an algorithm to maximize the Net Present Value (NPV) of a given project under renewable resource constraints. It is shown here, with the help of an example, that in some cases the algorithm fails to find an optimal solution. A simple...

A four-step strategy is proposed for scheduling a set of partially ordered resource-constrained activities on a given number of identical parallel machines. For regular measures, the generated schedule is optimal. In the first step, the difficulty level of the problem instance is estimated using...

A simple best-first tree search scheme with pruning rules to minimize the completion time (makespan) of the project is described. A project consists of a set of activities partially ordered by precedence constraints. An activity has a given non-negative duration and uses renewable resources such...

We describe a general best-first tree search scheme that schedules a set of partially ordered jobs under resource constraints to optimize a non-regular performance measure. The scheme has been implemented for two categories of problems. In the first category, jobs have individual duedates, and...

Purpose: This paper provides an overview of the challenges that HR departments and TA practitioners are facing and provide actionable takeaways to address these issues and improve company practices. Design/methodology/approach: The insights provided in this paper come from the author's 30 years...