Multiproject staff scheduling with variable resource constraints

Author

Dean, Burton V. ; Denzler, David R. ; Watkins, James J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Organ. & Manage., San Jose State Univ., CA, USA

Volume

39

Issue

1

fYear

1992

fDate

2/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

59

Lastpage

72

Abstract

An analytical approach and a PC software based solution are presented to a project management problem, in which multiple resources must be allocated to perform both routine tasks and a set of projects with varying levels of priority. The performance of a priority-based decision rule was tested on this project management problem. The model was able to provide division-level management with an effective tool for staff workload planning and program management. A sequential, iterative approach is developed and used to test and evaluate alternative PC commercial software on a set of projects and evolving criteria. A PC commercial software package, with associated heuristics, is demonstrated to provide useful results to multiproject staff scheduling problems in an actual organization

Keywords

administrative data processing; management; microcomputer applications; personnel; scheduling; PC software based solution; SuperProject Expert; commercial software package; division-level management; heuristics; iterative approach; multiproject staff scheduling; priority-based decision rule; program management; project management problem; sequential approach; staff workload planning; variable resource constraints; Application software; Energy management; Human resource management; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing; Performance analysis; Project management; Resource management; Software performance; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9391

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/17.119663

Filename

119663