Multiple R&D projects scheduling optimization with improved particle swarm algorithm.

For most enterprises, in order to win the initiative in the fierce competition of market, a key step is to improve their R&D ability to meet the various demands of customers more timely and less costly. This paper discusses the features of multiple R&D environments in large make-to-order enterprises...

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Publicado en:Scientific World Journal pp. 652135 - 652136
Autores principales: Liu, Mengqi, Shan, Miyuan, Wu, Juan
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
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Sumario:For most enterprises, in order to win the initiative in the fierce competition of market, a key step is to improve their R&D ability to meet the various demands of customers more timely and less costly. This paper discusses the features of multiple R&D environments in large make-to-order enterprises under constrained human resource and budget, and puts forward a multi-project scheduling model during a certain period. Furthermore, we make some improvements to existed particle swarm algorithm and apply the one developed here to the resource-constrained multi-project scheduling model for a simulation experiment. Simultaneously, the feasibility of model and the validity of algorithm are proved in the experiment.