Systematic search and mapping review of the concrete delivery problem (CDP): formulations, objectives, and data

A Tzanetos, M Blondin - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last decades, researchers have studied one of the most complex combinatorial
problems, ie, the Concrete Delivery Problem (CDP), set different formulations of it …

[PDF][PDF] Construction process optimisation–review of methods, tools and applications

V Venkrbec, M Galić, U Klanšek - Građevinar, 2018 - w-ww.casopis-gradjevinar.hr
A review of current heuristic techniques and mathematical programming methods is
presented in the paper. Modern optimisation modelling tools are presented, common …

Concrete vehicle scheduling based on immune genetic algorithm

J Yang, B Yue, F Feng, J Shi, H Zong… - Mathematical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
At present, the demand for ready‐mixed concrete (RMC) in construction industry is
increasing day by day, and the supply mode of multiple delivery depots corresponding to …

Heuristic algorithm for ready-mixed concrete plant scheduling with multiple mixers

Z Liu, Y Zhang, M Yu, X Zhou - Automation in construction, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the problem of integration of ready-mixed concrete (RMC) production
scheduling and truck and pump dispatching in an RMC plant with multiple mixers is focused …

Hazard-based model for concrete pouring duration using construction site and supply chain parameters

M Ghasri, M Maghrebi, TH Rashidi, ST Waller - Automation in Construction, 2016 - Elsevier
Duration of concrete pouring task is typically considered from the arrival time of the first
Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) truck until the end of the pouring process of the last truck. In …

Feasibility study of automatically performing the concrete delivery dispatching through machine learning techniques

M Maghrebi, C Sammut, ST Waller - Engineering, Construction and …, 2015 - emerald.com
Feasibility study of automatically performing the concrete delivery dispatching through machine
learning techniques | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …

Assessing the accuracy of expert-based decisions in dispatching ready mixed concrete

M Maghrebi, S Travis Waller… - Journal of Construction …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
In ready mixed concrete (RMC) dispatching, common practice is to rely on human experts for
any necessary real-time decision making. This is because of the perceived complexity of …

A GRASP algorithm for the concrete delivery problem

O Ali, JF Côté, LC Coelho - Computers & Operations Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper addresses a novel variant of the Concrete Delivery Problem (CDP), which
involves the efficient scheduling of ready-mixed concrete deliveries to construction sites …

Explainable column-generation-based genetic algorithm for knapsack-like energy aware nanosatellite task scheduling

LO Seman, CA Rigo, E Camponogara, EA Bezerra… - Applied Soft …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Offline Nanosatellite Task Scheduling (ONTS) problem poses a complex
optimization challenge, focused on maximizing the number of tasks executed by a satellite in …

Sequential meta-heuristic approach for solving large-scale ready-mixed concrete–dispatching problems

M Maghrebi, S Travis Waller… - Journal of Computing in …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Finding a practical solution for the allocation of resources in ready-mixed concrete (RMC) is
a challenging issue. In the literature, heuristic methods have been mostly used for solving …