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http://dx.doi.org/10.7232/iems.2011.10.4.279

Resolution of Time and Worker Conflicts for a Single Project in a Max-Plus Linear Representation  

Yoshida, Shotaro (Department of Management and Information Systems Engineering Nagaoka University of Technology)
Takahashi, Hirotaka (Department of Humanities Yamanashi Eiwa College)
Goto, Hiroyuki (Department of Industrial and Management Systems Hosei University)
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Industrial Engineering and Management Systems / v.10, no.4, 2011 , pp. 279-287 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research develops a framework for resolving time and worker conflicts in the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) method, expressed in the form of a Max-Plus Linear (MPL) system. Our previous work proposed a method for resolving time conflicts. However, in practical cases, both time and worker conflicts may occur. Hence, we propose a method for resolving both time and worker conflicts for a single project. We first consider how to detect a resource conflict. Then, we define an adjacency matrix to resolve the detected conflicts. Using the proposed method, we confirm that the resource conflict can be resolved through a numerical example.
Keywords
Max-Plus Linear System; Critical Chain Project Management; Resource Conflict; Adjacency Matrix; Worker Conflict;
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