In most scheduling literature, constraints are seemingly generated in an ad-hoc manner using intuitive arguments. This could result in overlooking some constraints or including unnecessary constraints. Schruben (2000) has shown how the dynamics of some discrete event systems can be modeled as the solutions of optimization programs. In this paper, we use this idea to generate mathematical progra...

Algorithmic decision theory becomes more and more important. We will present a theoretical and practical point of view to the role of networks and dynamic flow problems in complex environments. To support a decision support management a comfortable software implementation for solving multiobjective discrete control and dynamic flow problems on networks will be presented. As many processes from ...

Project scheduling is the part of project management that deals with determining when intime to start (and finish) which activities and with the allocation of scarce resources to theproject activities. In practice, virtually all project managers are confronted with resourcescarceness. In such cases, the Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP)arises. This optimization problem has...

Resource-constraint multi-project scheduling is one of the most important topic in the field of project management. Most current works solve this problem based on an idea that multiple projects can be simply emerged into a super-project in a deterministic environment, regardless of the project priority and robustness of schedules. This paper discusses the RCMPSP with priority and formulates a d...

in recent decades, information technology systems and tools play an essential role in improving the method for responding the requests from managers. decision support system as an important tool has the fundamental role in organizations. in the team of software project allocating people to tasks has a noticeable effect on profits. a decision support system can help managers in making appropriat...

extensive research has been devoted to resource constrained project scheduling problem. however, little attention has been paid to problems where a certain time penalty must be incurred if activity preemption is allowed. in this paper, we consider the project scheduling problem of minimizing the total cost subject to resource constraints, earliness-tardiness penalties and preemption penalties, ...

Accurately predicting the required spatial resource for aggregate block assembly in shipyard production is difficult due to the following reasons: 1) lack of optimal block on-jig configuration and 2) the dynamic and stochastic nature of production system. Consequently, managerial objectives are seldom achieved without effective production planning and control. In this study, a look-ahead schedu...