Using Ant Colony Optimization algorithm for solving project management problems

Network analysis provides an effective practical system for planning and controlling large projects in construction and many other fields. Ant Colony System is a recent approach used for solving path minimization problems. This paper presents the use of Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) system for solvi...

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Published in:Expert systems with applications 2009-08, Vol.36 (6), p.10004-10015
Main Authors: Abdallah, Hazem, Emara, Hassan M., Dorrah, Hassan T., Bahgat, Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ant Colony Optimization
CPM
PERT
Project management
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Summary:Network analysis provides an effective practical system for planning and controlling large projects in construction and many other fields. Ant Colony System is a recent approach used for solving path minimization problems. This paper presents the use of Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) system for solving and calculating both deterministic and probabilistic CPM/PERT networks. The proposed method is investigated for a selected case study in construction management. The results demonstrate that – compared to conventional methods – ACO can produce good optimal and suboptimal solutions.
ISSN:0957-4174
1873-6793
DOI:10.1016/j.eswa.2008.12.064