A self-adaptive hyper-heuristic based multi-objective optimisation approach for integrated supply chain scheduling problems

S Mahmud, A Abbasi, RK Chakrabortty… - Knowledge-Based …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent global changes have prompted manufacturers to shift their production systems to
make-to-order (MTO) supply chain (SC), enabling them to adapt customised customer …

A reinforcement learning based multi-method approach for stochastic resource constrained project scheduling problems

KM Sallam, RK Chakrabortty, MJ Ryan - Expert Systems with Applications, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP) has been widely
accepted as a challenging research topic due to its NP-hard nature. Because of the dynamic …

A genetic algorithm for proactive project scheduling with resource transfer times

Z Ma, W Zheng, Z He, N Wang, X Hu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the proactive resource-constrained project scheduling problem
with resource transfer times under uncertain environment, aiming to generate robust …

A hybrid metaheuristic algorithm for resource-constrained proactive project scheduling with uncertainty-handling effort

X Cui, Z He, N Wang, W Zheng - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper addresses a resource-constrained proactive project scheduling problem, where
activity durations are stochastic variables and uncertainty-handling effort is devoted to …

Resilient scheduling as a response to uncertainty in construction projects

M Milat, S Knezić, J Sedlar - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Complex construction projects are developed in a dynamic environment, where uncertainty
conditions have a great potential to affect project deliverables. In an attempt to efficiently …

Aleatory uncertainty quantification of project resources and its application to project scheduling

SA Zarghami, J Dumrak - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
The extant literature offers little basis for uncertainty analysis of resource acquisition in
project management. Within the spirit of reliability theory, the present paper attempts to fill …

Generating a robust baseline schedule for the robust discrete time/resource trade-off problem under work content uncertainty

W Tian, Y Zhao, E Demeulemeester - Computers & Operations Research, 2022 - Elsevier
As a subproblem of the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem, the
discrete time/resource trade-off problem (DTRTP) has occurred widely in practice. This …

Robustness prediction in dynamic production processes—a new surrogate measure based on regression machine learning

F Grumbach, A Müller, P Reusch, S Trojahn - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
This feasibility study utilized regression models to predict makespan robustness in dynamic
production processes with uncertain processing times. Previous methods for robustness …

A new surrogate measure for resilient approach to construction scheduling

M Milat, S Knezic, J Sedlar - Procedia Computer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Complex construction projects are prone to inherent uncertainty which stems from internal
and external project factors. As a response to prevailing uncertainty, a new resource …

A new resource buffer insertion approach for proactive resource investment problem

M Shariatmadari, N Nahavandi - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The majority of research has concentrated on the creation of robust schedules to manage
the uncertainties and disruptions that called pro-active scheduling. Different from previous …