Publications / 1996 Proceedings of the 13th ISARC, Tokyo, Japan

Constraint-Directed Scheduling for Multi-Storey Building Projects

Pasit Lorterapong, Osama Moselhi
Pages 483-492 (1996 Proceedings of the 13th ISARC, Tokyo, Japan, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

This paper describes the development of a scheduling prototype system that assists schedulers in managing constraints that are normally encountered in the scheduling of multi-storey building projects. Constraints such as technological constraints, time constraints, resource limitations, space congestion, safety and managerial constraints are treated in this study. The system breaks down a building project into levels of abstraction based on a hierarchical model consisting of work categories and work locations. Scheduling constraints can be defined at different levels inthe hierarchy. The effects of those constraints specified at a higher level are automatically propagated to those generated in the lower levels. The system is highly interactive providing a wealth of information throughout the data preparation and scheduling processes. The system can be used as a decision support tool for facilitating and improving the generation of construction schedule for multi-storey building projects.

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