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Boudet, H S, Jayasundera, D C and Davis, J (2011) Drivers of Conflict in Developing Country Infrastructure Projects: Experience from the Water and Pipeline Sectors. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(07), 498–511.

Hermann, U H, Hasan, S, Al-Hussein, M and Bouferguene, A (2011) Innovative System for Off-the-Ground Rotation of Long Objects Using Mobile Cranes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(07), 478–85.

Ikuma, L H, Nahmens, I and James, J (2011) Use of Safety and Lean Integrated Kaizen to Improve Performance in Modular Homebuilding. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(07), 551–60.

Lucko, G (2011) Optimizing Cash Flows for Linear Schedules Modeled with Singularity Functions by Simulated Annealing. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(07), 523–35.

Maravas, A and Pantouvakis, J (2011) Fuzzy Repetitive Scheduling Method for Projects with Repeating Activities. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(07), 561–4.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Scheduling; Fuzzy sets; Construction management; Scheduling; Fuzzy sets; Construction management;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000319
  • Abstract:
    In projects with repeating activities (such as multistory buildings, highways, or pipelines consisting of reiterating identical or similar units) and in which the activity unit production rates are characterized by uncertainty or imprecision, fuzzy set theory and the well-established repetitive scheduling method (RSM) can be combined to ensure uninterrupted usage of resources between similar activities in different units. The reason for this approach is that in practice the application of RSM may be hindered by several considerations, for example, repetitive units may be slightly different from each other, the performance of construction crews may vary, and there may be complex resource matching and sharing between activities and work sites. The proposed methodology is termed fuzzy repetitive scheduling method (F-RSM), and it requires a generalization of RSM in which schedules are represented by two- or three-dimensional graphs and whereby the concepts of a control segment and the controlling sequence area are introduced. The resulting methodology addressing the original RSM scheduling problem is presented in this paper.

Wibowo, A and Kochendoerfer, B (2011) Selecting BOT/PPP Infrastructure Projects for Government Guarantee Portfolio under Conditions of Budget and Risk in the Indonesian Context. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(07), 512–22.

Xu, J and Zeng, Z (2011) Applying Optimal Control Model to Dynamic Equipment Allocation Problem: Case Study of Concrete-Faced Rockfill Dam Construction Project. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(07), 536–50.

Zetterlund, M, Norberg, T, Ericsson, L O and Rosén, L (2011) Framework for Value of Information Analysis in Rock Mass Characterization for Grouting Purposes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137(07), 486–97.