An Optimization Method for Critical Chain Scheduling Toward Project Greenality

Daisuke Morita; Haruhiko Suwa

doi:10.20965/ijat.2012.p0331

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IJAT Vol.6 No.3 pp. 331-337

doi: 10.20965/ijat.2012.p0331

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An Optimization Method for Critical Chain Scheduling Toward Project Greenality

Daisuke Morita and Haruhiko Suwa

Graduate School of Setsunan University, 17-8 Ikeda-naka-machi, Neyagawa, Osaka 572-8508, Japan

Received:

November 1, 2011

Accepted:

March 17, 2012

Published:

May 5, 2012

Keywords:

sustainability and greenality, project scheduling, uncertainty, buffer management, critical chain

Abstract

The concept of green manufacturing has influenced many projects and their progress in manufacturing. In practice, projects in manufacturing should be monitored and controlled from the viewpoint of greenality, which is the degree to which a project or an organization has taken into account the sustainability and environmental requirements that influence the target project during its execution. This paper deals critical chain project scheduling, which addresses greenality to encourage the efficient use of resources required for the project. Results of computational simulation demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the proposed scheduling method.

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D. Morita and H. Suwa, “An Optimization Method for Critical Chain Scheduling Toward Project Greenality,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.6 No.3, pp. 331-337, 2012.

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