Proactive Production Scheduling Approach for Off-Site Construction with Due Date Uncertainty

This study proposes a robust precast concrete (PC) production scheduling model for PC construction projects with schedule uncertainty by adopting a proactive scheduling approach. The proposed model consists of a PC production simulation module that simulates and evaluates the total tardiness of the...

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Main Authors: Taehoon Kim, Yong-Woo Kim
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/23/11017
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description This study proposes a robust precast concrete (PC) production scheduling model for PC construction projects with schedule uncertainty by adopting a proactive scheduling approach. The proposed model consists of a PC production simulation module that simulates and evaluates the total tardiness of the schedule at a certain confidence level with contractor schedule uncertainty and a GA-based production schedule optimization module that finds an optimal schedule through iterative schedule generation and evaluation using a PC production simulation module. The experimental study shows that the proposed model can find the best schedule with 303.8 h of tardiness at a 100% confidence level, followed by NEHedd 324.7 h, basic GA 328.5 h, and EDD 335.8 h. The results of this study will help PC production schedulers to perform robustly despite contractors’ schedule changes and will thus contribute to the successful completion of PC construction projects.
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spelling doaj-art-896ef8be4dcf4cd6b805f11ce48afd3b2025-08-20T02:50:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-11-0114231101710.3390/app142311017Proactive Production Scheduling Approach for Off-Site Construction with Due Date UncertaintyTaehoon Kim0Yong-Woo Kim1Architectural Engineering Program, School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Construction Management, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USAThis study proposes a robust precast concrete (PC) production scheduling model for PC construction projects with schedule uncertainty by adopting a proactive scheduling approach. The proposed model consists of a PC production simulation module that simulates and evaluates the total tardiness of the schedule at a certain confidence level with contractor schedule uncertainty and a GA-based production schedule optimization module that finds an optimal schedule through iterative schedule generation and evaluation using a PC production simulation module. The experimental study shows that the proposed model can find the best schedule with 303.8 h of tardiness at a 100% confidence level, followed by NEHedd 324.7 h, basic GA 328.5 h, and EDD 335.8 h. The results of this study will help PC production schedulers to perform robustly despite contractors’ schedule changes and will thus contribute to the successful completion of PC construction projects.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/23/11017precast concreteoff-site constructionproactive production scheduling approachdue date uncertaintygenetic algorithm
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Proactive Production Scheduling Approach for Off-Site Construction with Due Date Uncertainty
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precast concrete
off-site construction
proactive production scheduling approach
due date uncertainty
genetic algorithm
title Proactive Production Scheduling Approach for Off-Site Construction with Due Date Uncertainty
title_full Proactive Production Scheduling Approach for Off-Site Construction with Due Date Uncertainty
title_fullStr Proactive Production Scheduling Approach for Off-Site Construction with Due Date Uncertainty
title_full_unstemmed Proactive Production Scheduling Approach for Off-Site Construction with Due Date Uncertainty
title_short Proactive Production Scheduling Approach for Off-Site Construction with Due Date Uncertainty
title_sort proactive production scheduling approach for off site construction with due date uncertainty
topic precast concrete
off-site construction
proactive production scheduling approach
due date uncertainty
genetic algorithm
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/23/11017
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