Project scheduling : a research handbook / by Erik L. Demeulemeester, Willy S. Herroelen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demeulemeester, Erik L.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Herroelen, Willy.

Series:

International series in operations research & management science ; 49.

International series in operations research & management science ; 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scheduling.

Production scheduling.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXIV, 686 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2002.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Our objectives in writing Project Scheduling: A Research Handbook are threefold: (1) Provide a unified scheme for classifying the numerous project scheduling problems occurring in practice and studied in the literature; (2) Provide a unified and up-to-date treatment of the state-of-the-art procedures developed for their solution; (3) Alert the reader to various important problems that are still in need of considerable research effort. Project Scheduling: A Research Handbook has been divided into four parts. Part I consists of three chapters on the scope and relevance of project scheduling, on the nature of project scheduling, and finally on the introduction of a unified scheme that will be used in subsequent chapters for the identification and classification of the project scheduling problems studied in this book. Part II focuses on the time analysis of project networks. Part III carries the discussion further into the crucial topic of scheduling under scarce resources. Part IV deals with robust scheduling and stochastic scheduling issues. Numerous tables and figures are used throughout the book to enhance the clarity and effectiveness of the discussions. For the interested and motivated reader, the problems at the end of each chapter should be considered as an integral part of the presentation.

Contents:

Scope and Relevance of Project Scheduling

The Project Scheduling Process

Classification of Project Scheduling Problems

Temporal Analysis: The Basic Deterministic Case

Temporal Analysis: Advanced Topics

The Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem

Resource-Constrained Scheduling: Advanced Topics

Project Scheduling with Multiple Activity Execution Modes

Stochastic Project Scheduling

Robust and Reactive Scheduling.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [641]-666) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-306-48142-1