Critical chain based Proactive-Reactive scheduling for Resource-Constrained project scheduling under uncertainty

W Peng, X Lin, H Li - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Project scheduling problems under both resource constraints and uncertainty have been
widely studied due to their real world relevance. In this paper, we design and implement a …

Theory of AI-driven scheduling (TAIS): a service-oriented scheduling framework by integrating theory of constraints and AI

M Khakifirooz, M Fathi, A Dolgui - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper introduces the Theory of AI-driven scheduling (TAIS), an innovative framework
designed to revolutionise service-oriented scheduling (In the context of this paper,'service …

Resilience to disruptions: a missing piece of contingency planning in projects

SA Zarghami - International Journal of Production Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The available studies on contingency planning in projects lack an effective method for
accurately estimating time contingencies because they (1) do not account for historically …

Performance evaluation of scheduling policies for the dynamic and stochastic resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem

U Satic, P Jacko, C Kirkbride - International Journal of Production …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we consider the dynamic and stochastic resource-constrained multi-project
scheduling problem where projects generate rewards at their completion, completions later …

'There are also unknown unknowns': a resilience-informed approach for forecasting and monitoring management reserve in projects

SA Zarghami - International Journal of Production Research, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Available studies on project contingency planning predominantly focus on contingency
reserves that account for known unknowns, neglecting considerable uncertainty associated …

Buffer sizing in critical chain project management by network decomposition

B She, B Chen, NG Hall - Omega, 2021 - Elsevier
Project management organizes about 30% of the world's economy. Many recent projects
apply critical chain project management (CCPM) methodology, which requires the design of …

[PDF][PDF] Journal of Project Management

S Zohrehvandia, R Soltanib - Journal of Project …, 2022 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Today, one of the biggest problems that companies, and organizations are faced with is that
their projects take longer than the scheduled duration. Projects are often prolonged, lots of …

Forecasting project duration in the face of disruptive events: A resource-based approach

SA Zarghami - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Disruptive events are the main source of delays in projects. A key task for construction
managers is to revise the project schedule plan based on time delays caused by these …

Data-driven project buffer sizing in critical chains

H Li, Y Cao, Q Lin, H Zhu - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
In critical chain project management, the probability of timely project completion can usually
be increased by setting a suitable project buffer. Existing studies tend to explicitly construct a …

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 …