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Boussabaine, A H and Elhag, T M S (1999) Applying fuzzy techniques to cash flow analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 745-55.

Brooker, P (1999) Survey of construction lawyers' attitudes and practicein the use of ADR in contractors' disputes. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 757-65.

Bubshait, A A, Farooq, G, Jannadi, M O and Assaf, S A (1999) Quality practices in design organizations. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 799-809.

Eldin, N N (1999) Impact of employee, management, and process issues on constructability implementation. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 711-20.

Fraser, C (1999) A non-results-based effectiveness index for construction site managers. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 789-98.

Hanna, A S, Russell, J S and Vandenberg, P J (1999) The impact of change orders on mechanical construction labour efficiency. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 721-30.

Leu, S-S and Yang, C-H (1999) A genetic-algorithm-based resource-constrained construction scheduling system. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 767-76.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: genetic algorithm; multiple-objective programming; resource allocation; resource constraint; scheduling
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461999371105
  • Abstract:

    Resources for construction activities are limited in the real construction world. To avoid waste and shortage of resources on a construction job site, scheduling must include resource allocation. A new resource-constrained construction scheduling system is proposed in this paper. A GA-based searching technique is adopted in the system. In this paper, new GA crossover and mutation operators, UX3 and UM3, are presented. These new operators overcome the drawback of traditional GA operators for sequencing problems. The system effectively can provide the optimal combination of construction duration, resource quantities and minimum project duration under the constraint of limited resources.

Loosemore, M (1999) Responsibility, power and construction conflict. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 699-709.

Roy, R and Cochrane, S P (1999) Development of a customer focused strategy in speculative house building. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 777-87.

Yogeswaran, K and Kumaraswamy, M M (1999) To instruct or not? The engineer's dilemma. Construction Management and Economics, 17(06), 731-43.