Discrete-event simulation for design of enhanced project schedules

  • Authors:
  • Sanja Lazarova-Molnar;Rabeb Mizouni

  • Affiliations:
  • United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates;Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2013 Summer Computer Simulation Conference
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Having an initial project schedule to a great extent determines success of projects. However, because of unpredicted factors, actual project development usually deviates from its initial schedule, a situation that requires intervention of project managers to take appropriate remedial actions. To support project managers in this tremendous task, Enhanced Project Schedules (EPS) have been proposed. They incorporate a high degree of uncertainty by providing, in addition to the initial project schedule, a set of remedial actions recommendations. Identifying the appropriate set of remedial actions that supports meeting project goals is challenging. In this paper, we propose a discrete-event simulation approach to identify the optimal remedial action scenarios set given a project schedule goal. We detail the discrete-event simulation approach to design enhanced project schedules.