Constrained Consumable Resource Allocation in GERT-type Networks with EXCLUSIVEOR, PROBABILISTIC Nodes

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Volume-56 Number-1
Year of Publication : 2018
Authors : Yashar Hasanpour Gara Tapeh, Seyed Saeid Hashemin
DOI :  10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V56P203

Citation 

Yashar Hasanpour Gara Tapeh, Seyed Saeid Hashemin "Constrained Consumable Resource Allocation in GERT-type Networks with EXCLUSIVEOR, PROBABILISTIC Nodes", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V56(1),12-19 January 2018. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group

Abstract
This research discusses constrained consumable resource allocation problem in special kinds of GERT-type networks (GTN). The Networks have only EXCLUSIVE-OR, PROBABILISTIC nodes. They don’t have any loops. They have one source node and they can have more than one target nodes. Also, durations of activities are random variables with known probability density functions. A certain type of consumable resource is necessary for executing the activities. A new heuristic algorithm has been developed to achieve this purpose. Finally, three examples have been solved using the proposed method.

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Keywords
constrained consumable resource allocation, GERT-type networks, Exclusive-or probabilistic.