Project scheduling under uncertainty: Survey and research potentials

The vast majority of the research efforts in project scheduling assume complete information about the scheduling problem to be solved and a static deterministic environment within which the pre-computed baseline schedule will be executed. However, in the real world, project activities are subject to...

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Published in:European journal of operational research 2005-09, Vol.165 (2), p.289-306
Main Authors: Herroelen, Willy, Leus, Roel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Operational research and scientific management
Operational research. Management science
Operations research
Production scheduling
Project management
Project management and scheduling
Robustness
Schedule stability
Scheduling
Scheduling under uncertainty
Scheduling, sequencing
Sensitivity analysis
Studies
Uncertainty
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Summary:The vast majority of the research efforts in project scheduling assume complete information about the scheduling problem to be solved and a static deterministic environment within which the pre-computed baseline schedule will be executed. However, in the real world, project activities are subject to considerable uncertainty, which is gradually resolved during project execution. In this survey we review the fundamental approaches for scheduling under uncertainty: reactive scheduling, stochastic project scheduling, fuzzy project scheduling, robust (proactive) scheduling and sensitivity analysis. We discuss the potentials of these approaches for scheduling under uncertainty projects with deterministic network evolution structure.
ISSN:0377-2217
1872-6860
DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2004.04.002