A heuristic method for the estimation of the project duration in a stochastic network scheduling

A heuristic method for the estimation of the project duration in a stochastic network scheduling

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Article ID: iaor19971029
Country: France
Volume: 29
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 285
End Page Number: 298
Publication Date: Jul 1995
Journal: RAIRO Operations Research
Authors: ,
Keywords: construction & architecture, engineering
Abstract:

In engineering and construction projects, the estimation of the completion date is often a complex task. When the uncertainty concerning project activity durations and the complexity of the project are not negligible, stochastic network techniques are more suitable to gain a reliable appraisal of the completion date. Since in these cases the conventional PERT computation can be inaccurate the the simulation can be too onerous, a heuristic method aimed to obtain fast and reliable results is proposed. An example of application of the heuristics to a real case of project scheduling is provided to show the heuristic implementation and effectiveness.

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