Module 3: Project Crashing & Resources
Heuristic Procedures

Workload Smoothing Heuristic
  • Levy, Thompson & Wiest (1962)

  • Start from early start schedule

  • Set trigger level one unit below the peak.

  • Shift jobs to find a schedule that satisfies the trigger level; Stop if none exists.

  • Continue by setting new trigger levels.

  • Randomness introduced to generate variety.
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Prof.S.G.Deshmukh & Prof.Arun Kanda