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PROJECT SCHEDULING WITH START-TIME DEPENDENT COST AND IMPRECISE DURATION

  • Siamak Haji Yakhchali
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2011.02a
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    • pp.468-473
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    • 2011
  • The goal of a project manager is generally to minimize the cost of the project and also to cope with uncertainty. This paper deals with the problem of project scheduling a set of activities satisfying precedence constraints in order to minimize the sum of the costs associated with the starting times of the activities in the network with imprecise activity durations, represented by means of interval or fuzzy numbers. So far this problem has been completely solved by several authors when the activities durations have crisp values. However, they do not consider the imprecision in activity durations in their models. Here the framework of possibility theory is proposed to solve this problem. In fuzzy arithmetic, usually, the interval calculations are used for the aim of complexity reduction and simplification. Thus the case of interval-valued durations is first addressed, and then extended to fuzzy intervals. A numerical example is used to illustrate the developed concept.

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Feasibility Study on the Duration of Shiwha Techno-Valley through Simulation (시뮬레이션을 이용한 시화 테크노 벨리 공기 적정성 검토연구)

  • Kim Kyong-Ju;Kim Byeong-Soo;Chun Jin-Ku;Lee Jeong-Hun;Yun Won-Gun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • autumn
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    • pp.495-499
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    • 2003
  • As an alternative to overcome the limitations of current popular schedule system such as Bar Chart, PERT, CPM in proving the feasibility of a given project schedule and duration, this research applies simulation to the 'Shiwha Techno-Valley project, and then reviews its usability in time management. Shiwha-Techno-Valley is a gigantic project requiring large number of equipment and resulting in traffic congestion. In particular, project site is located near the Shiwha industrial complex and Daeboo-Do tourist place. Therefore, current traffic needs should not be ignored. This research evaluates whether the project can be finished in a given time even if construction equipment increase in addition to the current traffic. Through the analysis of the simulation output, the research identifies the optimal resource input and the needs on alternative schedule for the project.

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The Productivity Analysis by Slab Formwork of Structural Frame Work in Tall Building Construction (초고층 골조공사의 바닥 거푸집별 생산성 분석;기준층 3일 공정을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Tae-Hoon;Shin, Yoon-Seok;Cho, Seong-Soo;Kang, Kyung-In
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.115-118
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    • 2007
  • A tall building construction is needed to reduce the construction duration for project profitability. Reducing the cycle time of typical floor in the structural frame work which have the largest duration in the whole construction, greatly affects construction duration. Nowadays, some projects are accomplished in the 3 day cycle. In order to accomplish efficiently 3 day cycle, productivity information of similar projects is supported. Therefore, this study proposed labor productivity and application by slab formwork to construct by the 3 day cycle. In order to perform an analysis, we selected 3 cases and analyzed the labor productivity on the basis of the amount of slab forms, labors, and durations. Then, we performed the questionnaire to analyze the application by formwork of tall building construction engineers. This study will contribute to establish a reasonable scheduling in structural frame work of a new similar project.

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Identifying the Effects of Repeated Tasks in an Apartment Construction Project Using Machine Learning Algorithm (기계적 학습의 알고리즘을 이용하여 아파트 공사에서 반복 공정의 효과 비교에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Hyunjoo
    • Journal of KIBIM
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2016
  • Learning effect is an observation that the more times a task is performed, the less time is required to produce the same amount of outcomes. The construction industry heavily relies on repeated tasks where the learning effect is an important measure to be used. However, most construction durations are calculated and applied in real projects without considering the learning effects in each of the repeated activities. This paper applied the learning effect to the repeated activities in a small sized apartment construction project. The result showed that there was about 10 percent of difference in duration (one approach of the total duration with learning effects in 41 days while the other without learning effect in 36.5 days). To make the comparison between the two approaches, a large number of BIM based computer simulations were generated and useful patterns were recognized using machine learning algorithm named Decision Tree (See5). Machine learning is a data-driven approach for pattern recognition based on observational evidence.

Mating Behaviour in Mulberry Silkworm, Bombyx mori (L.)

  • Saheb N. M. Biram;Singh Tribhuwan;Kalappa H. K.;Saratchandra B.
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2005
  • Mating is an essential behavioural social event in the life cycle of silkworm, Bombyx mori (L.) for the perpetuation of population. A number of intrinsic and extrinsic factors and events of significant importance are involved in successful mating and egg deposition by an adult silk moth which besides biochemical, physiological and environmental factors also includes attraction of reproductively competent male and female moth for mating, duration and frequency of mating, age of moth at the time of mating, reuse of male moth in the production of eggs etc. An attempt has been made in this review article to elucidate briefly the behaviour of male towards female moth after eclosion, impact of duration and frequency of mating on egg deposition and oviposition, reuse of mated male moth in the production of quality and quantity eggs etc. in the silk-worm, B. mori and its significance in silkworm seed production.

Process Optimization Method Based on Emergency Construction Work Scenario (돌관공사 시나리오 기반 공정관리 최적화 방안)

  • Lee, Si-Hyun;Lee, Seung-hak;Woo, Mi-Sun;Son, Jae-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2015.05a
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    • pp.117-118
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    • 2015
  • These days buildings have more possibilities to occur construction delay as many variables and risks are inherent in them due to the enlargement and complexity. When a project is delayed, it generates extra working expenses and this causes a dispute between the employer and the constructor. Most construction sites conduct emergency construction work to recover the delay of the project duration. When an emergency construction is carried out in the actual construction site, it's necessary to utilize and distribute the proper working groups based on the procedure of successor and predecessor. Many constructions, however, have been going only with more number of work forces and working time. This study suggests a process management optimization plan with an application of emergency construction scenario by using linear programing.

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An Empirical Analysis of the Valley of Death: Large-scale R&D Project Performance in a Japanese Diversified Company

  • Osawa Yoshitaka;Miyazaki Kumiko
    • Journal of Technology Innovation
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.93-116
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to contribute reference material that provides insight into innovative process management that increases R&D output in commercializing new products. A model of a process from research to commercialization with the cumulative profit and loss curve is put forward and hypotheses related to success and failure are developed at the stages up to product launch. Seventeen large projects that have resulted in successful product launches have been examined from the initial research stage to commercialization. Prefect duration, standardized cumulative R&D expenditures and research resource concentration are analyzed in terms of statistical method and patterns in cumulative profit and loss curves after product sales, as well as the reasons for and other aspects of success/failure are investigated and analyzed. Consequently, valuable information on future management tasks has been obtained such as: (1) project duration differs depending on market sectors, product types and presence/absence of materials research (2) cumulative profit and loss curves can be categorized into four patterns (3) reasons for failure can be divided into technological and market problem categories and (4) these factors have an impact on product sales.

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Review of Freeform Buildings using CNC T-BAR System (CNC T-BAR 형상제어 시스템을 활용한 비정형 건축물의 곡면 파사드의 시공사례 검토)

  • Kim, SungJin;Park, YoungMi;Park, JungJoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.58-59
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    • 2017
  • Through the case study, we surveyed the performance of a CNC-T BAR system on irregular-shaped building construction project. By CNC T-BAR system, we mean a surface curvature control system has been used in aircraft and ship manufacturing by controlling entire surface points on shape. For the past 10 year, the number of irregularly-shaped building design and construction project has been increased, and also the studies on irregular-shaped construction methods have been conducted. However, the previous studies did not review on the performance of the CNC T-BAR system. We collected construction-completed cases in Korea, which applied the CNC T-BAR system, and we studied its performance by comparing with a segment system in terms of construction duration and its quality. The result shows that the CNC T-BAR system can shorten the construction duration comparing with segment-assembly system while maintaining high quality. The CNC T-BAR system is expected to apply on the more number of irregularly-shape building construction project.

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Impact of Balance between Productivities on Repetitive Construction Projects

  • Shim, Euysup;Yoo, Wi Sung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.360-371
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    • 2013
  • Fast delivery of construction projects provides more value to project owners. Batch production, which is production not in single pieces, but in batches, is a common approach in repetitive construction projects such as multi-unit residential building construction projects. In batch production, the use of a small batch size allows the early start of subsequent activities, and thus can lead to early completion of projects. In addition to batch size, balance between productivities in construction activities can affect project duration. However, the impact of the balance between productivities with regard to their order on project duration has not been studied. The main goal of this study is to test a hypothesis, which is that the order of construction activities' unbalanced productivities affects the amount of time reduction that can be achieved by using a small batch size. A computer-based simulation model was developed, and five different cases were simulated to test the hypothesis. The conclusion of the simulation result is that the order of productivities does not affect the time reduction achieved by using a small batch size. It is expected that the findings of this study can help general contractors make decisions in terms of batch size.

An Extraction of the Risk Events in the Construction Planning Phase (건설기획단계에서의 위험요인 도출)

  • Kwon, Soon-O;Kim, Seon-Gyoo;Lee, Nak-Woon
    • Journal of Industrial Technology
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    • v.25 no.B
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    • pp.99-106
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    • 2005
  • The planning phase of construction project success or failure of the enterprise decision the 1st dangerous duration which occurs very there is a possibility of making with the phase which is important, of construction project in life cycle most many risk. But the risk management from planning phase well does not become accomplished is the actual condition from existing construction project. Consequently, it classifies the risk event from project initial planning phase of construction project from this study which probably is substantial risk event the possibility of accomplishing from a planning phase successfully in order to be.

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