Project Management for a Wind Turbine Construction by Applying Fuzzy Multiple Objective Linear Programming Models

He-Yau Kang, Amy H. I. Lee and Tzu-Ting Huang
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He-Yau Kang: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan
Amy H. I. Lee: Department of Technology Management, Chung Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
Tzu-Ting Huang: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan

Energies, 2016, vol. 9, issue 12, 1-15

Abstract: Meeting the demand of energy is a challenge for many countries these days, and generating electricity from renewable resources has become a main trend for future economic development. The construction of a renewable energy plant is costly and timely; therefore, a good project management model is essential. In this paper, a fuzzy multiple objective linear programming (FMOLP) model is constructed based on program evaluation and review technique (PERT) first. With the consideration of the different degrees of importance of the multiple objectives, a fuzzy multiple weighted-objective linear programming (FMWOLP) model is constructed next. Through each proposed model, a compromise solution can be devised to maximize the total degree of satisfaction while considering multiple objectives. The results can provide references for the management on what activities and how long these activities should be crashed, how much the total project cost should be, and how long the total project duration time should be. Finally, the proposed models are applied to a case study of a wind turbine construction in Taiwan.

Keywords: renewable energy; wind turbine; project management; program evaluation and review technique (PERT); fuzzy multiple objective linear programming (FMOLP) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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