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A Novel Vibration Damping Optimization Algorithm for Resource Constrained Multi- Project Scheduling Problem

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  • Esmaeil MEHDIZADEH

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial & Mechanical Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University Qazvin, Iran)

  • Hamidreza AKBARI

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial & Mechanical Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University Qazvin, Iran)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a Vibration Damping Optimization (VDO) algorithm with resonator loop as a meta-heuristic algorithm for solving resource constrained multi-project scheduling problem (RCMPSP). The objective is to determine the start time of the projects activities such that the total completion time of processes under the existing constraints would be minimized. This is the first attempt to develop a VDO algorithm for solving the RCMPSP. Also, a new solution representation scheme in a matrix form and special solution procedures are proposed. We explain the elements of the algorithm and solve some problems generated for this model including large size and small size instances. The performance of our proposed algorithm is evaluated by comparison with Simulated Annealing (SA) algorithm. The response surface methodology (RSM) is applied for tuning the parameters of the algorithms. The promising computational results validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

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  • Esmaeil MEHDIZADEH & Hamidreza AKBARI, 2017. "A Novel Vibration Damping Optimization Algorithm for Resource Constrained Multi- Project Scheduling Problem," ECONOMIC COMPUTATION AND ECONOMIC CYBERNETICS STUDIES AND RESEARCH, Faculty of Economic Cybernetics, Statistics and Informatics, vol. 51(2), pages 291-309.
    • Handle: RePEc:cys:ecocyb:v:50:y:2017:i:2:p:291-309
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    Keywords

    multi-project; scheduling problem; resource constraints; project management; vibration damping optimization.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • C44 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Operations Research; Statistical Decision Theory
    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis

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