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Resource allocation heuristic in construction simulation

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  • Zhang Hong
  • C. M. Tam
  • Jonathan Shi

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The quantity of some resources is limited because of project cost constraints. These resources may be required by multiple activities simultaneously during a construction process. In a discrete simulation that models the construction process, tracing and controlling such entities, e.g. resources, is crucial to simulation. This paper presents a resource allocation point (RAP) heuristic that takes into account the dynamic and stochastic charateristics of simulation to enable the activity-based construction simulation system to process a decision-making ability, i.e. allocating the limited resources to the multiple computing activites during simulation. In addition, this paper introduces an activity object-orientated approach that implements the RAP heuristic and speeds up the simulation experimentation through initiating and checking only related activity objects instead of scanning all activities as in a pure activity scanning (AS) simulation strategy.

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  • Zhang Hong & C. M. Tam & Jonathan Shi, 2001. "Resource allocation heuristic in construction simulation," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(6), pages 643-651.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:19:y:2001:i:6:p:643-651
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190110063473
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