Articles:2013,Vol:18,Issue(4):204-211
Citation:
BAI Li-biao, SONG Hong-yan, BAI Si-jun, GUO Yun-tao. Resource-constrained Project Scheduling with Overlapping Activities Based on Extended Dependency Structure Matrix[J]. International Journal of Plant Engineering and Management, 2013, 18(4): 204-211

Resource-constrained Project Scheduling with Overlapping Activities Based on Extended Dependency Structure Matrix
BAI Li-biao, SONG Hong-yan, BAI Si-jun, GUO Yun-tao
School of Management,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi'an 710072, P.R. China
Abstract:
Dependency Structure Matrix( DSM) is a successful and powerful tool for representing and analyzing dependencies between the items,but for external influencing factors it cannot charge effectively. This paper sets the stage for connecting the activities and resources,which not only considers information flow but also resources constrains.We first introduce the DSM to represent the degree of overlapping between the activities in a project. Then we present the Extended DSM combined former DSM and resource factors to calculate the project duration. Finally,the practical significance of the Extended DSM is confirmed by an illustrative example.
Key words:    overlapped    Extended DSM    resource constraint    project duration   
Received: 2013-08-10     Revised:
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Funds: The paper is supported by the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China under Grant No. 71172123,the Aviation Science Fund under Grant No.2012ZG53083,the Soft Science Founda-tion of Shaanxi Province and the funds of NPU for Humanities and social sciences and management revilization under Grant No. RW201105
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