Insertion Algorithms with Justification for Solving the Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling

Authors

  • Marcin Klimek State School of Higher Education in Biala Podlaska, Department of Computer Science
  • Piotr Łebkowski AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7494/dmms.2016.10.1-2.31

Keywords:

insertion algorithms, resource-constrained project scheduling problem, makespan minimisation, justification, forward scheduling, priority rules

Abstract

The paper presents the resource-constrained project scheduling problem with the makespan minimisation criterion. To solve the problem, the authors propose insertion algorithms which generate schedules with use of forward serial and parallel decoding procedures. Schedules are improved with the use of the double justification by extremes technique (first right and then left justification). The efficiency of the procedures proposed is tested on standard test problems from the PSPLIB library.

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2017-12-05

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Klimek, M., & Łebkowski, P. (2017). Insertion Algorithms with Justification for Solving the Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling. Decision Making in Manufacturing and Services, 10(1-2), 31–43. https://doi.org/10.7494/dmms.2016.10.1-2.31

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