Optimization and Leveling the Resources of an existing Building by using Primavera Software

Civil Engineering

The resource optimization and resources leveling problem is common and has been studied numerous times. But this paper proposes a quantitative assessment approach for characterizing resource optimization for a resources constrained project schedule in an objective fashion. First of all level the resources with the help of primavera P6 Release 8.2 professional client software. And then the effective force, total force and stand by force is interrelation with a resource constrained project schedule are defined and after that two resources utilization ratios, termed as effective force ratio and stand by force ratio are defined for indicating optimization efficiency of deployed resources based on the schedule. The proposed ratios are applied to objectively for multiple alternative resource constrained project schedules given from various approaches and then approach in primavera P6. An case study was taken of an existing building, created an work break down structure, resource leveling and to demonstrate the effective application of proposed ratios on alternative resource constrained schedules. It is conclude that (1) resources are leveled with the help of primavera software; and (2) resource scheduling optimization techniques outperform primavera P6 in term of resources optimization which was unknown during the planning stage.

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