Multimode resource-constrained multi-project scheduling with ad hoc activity splitting

摘要

This paper focuses on a multimode resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problem in an engineer-to-order company. During the execution of multiple projects, some activities should be split into sub-activities in an ad hoc manner according to the readiness of customers. Moreover, there is no prior information on when and how the activities need to be split. To deal with the problem which has not been addressed in previous research, an ad hoc activity splitting method and a simulated annealing algorithm is developed. A prototype scheduling system is developed and a case study for scheduling with ad hoc activity splitting is reported.