A Modeling Framework for Project Staffing and Scheduling Problems

Abstract

This chapter addresses modeling issues associated with project staffing and scheduling problems. Emphasis is given to mixed-integer linear programming formulations. The need for such formulations is motivated and a general modeling framework is introduced, which captures many features that have been considered in the literature on project staffing and scheduling problems. The use of the general framework is then exemplified using two problems that have been addressed in the literature. Several model enhancements and preprocessing procedures are discussed.