Abstract:In the current study, Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA) is presented to solve subcontractor selection problem (SSP) in multiple project environments with minimization of general contractor's cost as the objective subject to resource and precedence constraints under two different circumstances. In the first circumstance, the project deadline can be postponed by paying a penalty. While, in the second one, the deadline cannot be postponed. The Random Key (RK) and the subcontractor list representation scheme… Show more
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