Optimization of time, cost and quality in critical chain method in multi project scheduling and resource constraints with considering utility function

Abstract

Considering that the mission of the project organization management is to create a commitment to the timetable, which prevents project delays and increases associated costs, and accept the fact that the delay in the completion time of the project results in the non-economization of the project, Therefore, the necessity of using proper planning and control methods seems necessary. One of the new methods used in project planning and control, which today focuses on many researchers, is the critical chain management method. In this research, multi-project scheduling with resource constraint in the critical-chain model has been investigated. In general, RCMPSP seeks to find the right sequence for project activities, so that the constraints of the priority of the project network and the various types of resource constraints in the project are met simultaneously. To this end, a multi-objective optimization model has been developed to solve this problem, with its stated objectives, the completion time of the entire project, the cost of the overall project implementation, and the quality of the implementation of the project activities. Also, the critical chain approach, as a new method of project management, has been used for project scheduling and particle swarm optimization algorithm for solving proposed model of this research.

Keywords

• multi project
• resource constraint
• project scheduling
• critical chain
• particle swarm optimization algorithm