Developing a Resource Allocation Approach for Resource-Constrained Construction Operation under Multi-Objective Operation

Wei He, Wenjing Li and Wei Wang
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Wei He: School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Wenjing Li: School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Wei Wang: School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-22

Abstract: In the construction industry, it is of great importance for project managers (PM) to consider the resource allocation arrangement problem based on different perspectives. In this situation, the management of resources in construction becomes a challenge. Generally speaking, there are many objectives that need to be optimized in construction that are in conflict with each other, including time, cost, and energy consumption (EC). This paper proposed a multi-objective optimization framework based on the quantum genetic algorithm (QGA) to obtain the best trade-off relationship among these goals. The construction resources allocated in each construction activity would eventually determine its execution time, cost, and EC, and a complexed time-cost-energy consumption trade-off framework of the project is finally generated due to correlations between construction activities. QGA was performed to find the best combination among time, cost, and EC and the optimal scheme of resource arrangement under this state. The construction process is simulated in BIM to check the rationality of this resource allocation mode. An industrial plant office building in China is presented as an example to illustrate the implementation of the proposed model. The results show that the presented method could effectively reduce 7% of cost, 17% of time, and 21% of energy consumption. This developed model is expected to help PMs to solve the problem of multi-objective optimization with limited resource allocation.

Keywords: construction; resource-constrained scheduling; multi-objective trade-off; time-cost-energy consumption overruns; resource allocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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