Solving the Project Time/Cost Tradeoff Problem Using the Minimal Cut Concept
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Management Science
- Vol. 24 (4) , 393-400
- https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.24.4.393
Abstract
This paper introduces a solution procedure for solving the project time/cost tradeoff problem of reducing a project duration at a minimum cost. The solution to the time/cost problem is achieved by locating a minimal cut in a flow network derived from the original project network. This minimal cut is then utilized to identify the project activities which should experience a duration modification in order to achieve the total project reduction. The paper will document this cut-based procedure and provide a practical application to a project situation.Keywords
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