Optimal resource allocation in stochastic activity networks via the electromagnetism approach: a platform implementation in Java

An optimal resource allocation approach to stochastic multimodal projects had been previously developed by applying a Dynamic Programming model which proved to be very demanding computationally. A new approach, the Electromagnetism-like Mechanism, has also been adopted and implemented in Mat lab, to...

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Main Author: Tereso, Anabela Pereira (author)
Other Authors: Novais, Rui A. (author), Araújo, Maria Madalena Teixeira de (author), Elmaghraby, Salah E. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Resource allocation
Project scheduling
Project management
Stochastic models
Electromagnetism-like mechanism
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/51724
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/51724
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Summary:An optimal resource allocation approach to stochastic multimodal projects had been previously developed by applying a Dynamic Programming model which proved to be very demanding computationally. A new approach, the Electromagnetism-like Mechanism, has also been adopted and implemented in Mat lab, to solve this problem. This paper presents the implementation of the Electromagnetism approach using an Object Oriented language, Java, and a distributed version to be run in a computer network, in order to take advantage of available computational resources.

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