Project Management for a Wind Turbine Construction by Applying Fuzzy Multiple Objective Linear Programming Models

He-Yau Kang,Amy Lee,Tzu-Ting Huang

doi:10.3390/en9121060

Abstract

Meeting the demand of energy is a challenge for many countries these days, and generating electricity from renewable resources has become a main trend for future economic development. The construction of a renewable energy plant is costly and timely; therefore, a good project management model is essential. In this paper, a fuzzy multiple objective linear programming (FMOLP) model is constructed based on program evaluation and review technique (PERT) first. With the consideration of the different degrees of importance of the multiple objectives, a fuzzy multiple weighted-objective linear programming (FMWOLP) model is constructed next. Through each proposed model, a compromise solution can be devised to maximize the total degree of satisfaction while considering multiple objectives. The results can provide references for the management on what activities and how long these activities should be crashed, how much the total project cost should be, and how long the total project duration time should be. Finally, the proposed models are applied to a case study of a wind turbine construction in Taiwan.

Highlights

Many countries are facing the challenge of the escalating demand for energy as a result of an increase in world population, depletion of fossil fuels, and intensification of global warming
2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21), world leaders gathered in Paris to tackle the issue of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) reduction to stop global warming
The development of a renewable energy plant needs a tremendous amount of time and capital, and the implementation of such a project is a difficult task [3]

Summary

Introduction

Many countries are facing the challenge of the escalating demand for energy as a result of an increase in world population, depletion of fossil fuels, and intensification of global warming. The development of a renewable energy plant needs a tremendous amount of time and capital, and the implementation of such a project is a difficult task [3]. Project management techniques, such as program evaluation and review technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM), have been applied abundantly in various project management fields. The first is a model that applies fuzzy multiple objective linear programming (FMOLP) based on PERT is developed. The model considers multiple objectives—including minimizing total project cost, minimizing total project duration time, and maximizing total crash time—under an uncertain project management environment.

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