Optimization and Control Methods in Industrial Engineering and Construction

This book presents recent advances in optimization and control methods with applications to industrial engineering and construction management. It consists of 15 chapters authored by recognized experts in a variety of fields including control and operation research, industrial engineering, and proje...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Xu, Honglei (Editor), Wang, Xiangyu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Robustness of Convergence Proofs in Numerical Methods in Unconstrained Optimization
  • Robust Optimal Control of Continuous Linear Quadratic System Subject to Disturbances
  • A Linearly-Growing Conversion from the Set Splitting Problem to the Directed Hamiltonian Cycle Problem
  • Optimum Confidence Interval Analysis in Two-factor Mixed Model with a Concomitant Variable for Gauge Study
  • Optimization of Engineering Survey Monitoring Networks
  • Distributed Fault Detection Using Consensus of Markov Chains
  • Engineering Optimization Approaches of Nonferrous Metallurgical Processes
  • Development of Neural Network Based Traffic Flow Predictors Using Pre-Processed Data
  • Economic Scheduling of CCHP Systems Considering the Tradable Green Certificates
  • Optimizations in Project Scheduling: A State-of-Art Survey
  • Lean and Agile Construction Project Management: As a Way of Reducing Environmental Footprint of the Construction Industry
  • Managing Construction Projects in Hong Kong: Analysis of Dynamic Implications of Industrial Improvement Strategies
  • Dynamic Project Management: An Application of System Dynamics in Construction Engineering and Management. A Lean Framework for Production Control in Complex and Constrained Construction Projects (PC4P) Optimization in the Development of Target Contracts