Stochastic time-cost optimization using non-dominated archiving ant colony approach

Automation in Construction

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1193-1203

  Kalhor, E ^a   Khanzadi, M ^a   Eshtehardian, E ^a   Afshar, A ^a,b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Enviro hydroinformatic Center of Excellence   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ant colony optimization; Construction management; Fuzzy theory; Multi objective optimization; Stochastic time cost

Indexed keywords

ANT-COLONY OPTIMIZATION; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; FUZZY THEORY; MULTI OBJECTIVE; TIME COST;

COMMERCE; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FUZZY SETS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 80053623560     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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