Simulated Annealing Genetic Algorithm Based Schedule Risk Management of IT Outsourcing Project

Fuqiang Lu, Hualing Bi, Min Huang and Shupeng Duan

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2017, vol. 2017, 1-17

Abstract:

IT outsourcing is an effective way to enhance the core competitiveness for many enterprises. But the schedule risk of IT outsourcing project may cause enormous economic loss to enterprise. In this paper, the Distributed Decision Making (DDM) theory and the principal-agent theory are used to build a model for schedule risk management of IT outsourcing project. In addition, a hybrid algorithm combining simulated annealing (SA) and genetic algorithm (GA) is designed, namely, simulated annealing genetic algorithm (SAGA). The effect of the proposed model on the schedule risk management problem is analyzed in the simulation experiment. Meanwhile, the simulation results of the three algorithms GA, SA, and SAGA show that SAGA is the most superior one to the other two algorithms in terms of stability and convergence. Consequently, this paper provides the scientific quantitative proposal for the decision maker who needs to manage the schedule risk of IT outsourcing project.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1155/2017/6916575

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