Optimization of Resource in the Industry of Construction

Abstract

Time and cost are two of the most important factors to consider in each construction project. In order to maximize performance, both the client and the contractor will work to optimize both the duration of the project and its cost. We show a model of linear entire mixed programming to solve the considered problem. The aim is to minimize the project total time, by means of the assignment of equipments of work to the different production lines of the activities to realizing. The fundamental beginning is to support the same production (rate of production in meters/day of the activity in view of the equipment of work) for the different equipments to achieve the maximum efficiency in each period of time. With the limited availability of resources, the work must be continuous and the period of time between operations and final must be kept. However, this paper also presents the bibliographical study on methodologies of the optimization of construction processes in response to the two objectives: time and cost. This will consider the use of meta-heuristic techniques, such as population based algorithms.

Technical-Economic Opportunities of Mixture Optimization and Recycled Aptitude at a Pre-Casting Concrete Plant

“…Hence, companies in the construction sector are constantly seeking cost-efficiency actions to obtain reasonable profit margins that allow them to withstand these difficult conditions, and hence be more competitive in the global market [3]. This context makes it essential to optimise available resources to achieve more competitive prices for the manufactured product [4].…”