Multiobjective design of Work-In-Process buffer for scheduling repetitive building projects

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-108

  Gonzalez V ^a,b   Alarcon L F ^a   Molenaar, K ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffering; Evolutionary Strategies; Lean production; Multiple objective analysis; Simulation Optimization models; Work In Process

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SCHEDULING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BUFFERING; EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES; LEAN PRODUCTION; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION-OPTIMIZATION MODELS; WORK-IN-PROCESS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 57649231503     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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