Optimizing the schedule of dispatching earthmoving trucks through genetic algorithms and simulation

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-211

  Lin, Chih Tsang ^a   Hsie, MacHine ^a   Hsiao, Wen Ta ^b   Wu, Hsien Tang ^b   Cheng, Tao Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Earthmoving; Optimization; Scheduling; Simulation; Truck

Indexed keywords

CAREFUL MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DISCRETE EVENTS; DISCRETE SIMULATION MODEL; EARTHMOVING; EARTHMOVING OPERATIONS; NEAR-OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SIMULATION; TRUCK FLEET;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMOBILES; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; EARTHMOVING MACHINERY; EXCAVATION; FOUNDATIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING;

TRUCKS;

EID: 84859922849     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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