Stochastic time-cost-resource utilization optimization using nondominated sorting genetic algorithm and discrete fuzzy sets

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1162-1171

  Zahraie, Banafsheh ^a   Tavakolan, Mehdi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Costs; Fuzzy sets; Optimization; Resource allocation; Scheduling; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION STRATEGY; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; COST VARIABLES; DECISION MAKERS; FUZZY VARIABLE; MODEL OUTPUTS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION MODELS; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NONDOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMAL BALANCE; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PARETO FRONT; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; PROJECT EXECUTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE LEVELING; RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME COST; TIME-COST OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAIN VARIABLES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RANDOM PROCESSES; RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 70350070859     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000092     Document Type: Article

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