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Optimising project performance: the triangular trade-off optimisation approach

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  • Baruch Keren
  • Yuval Cohen

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It is generally accepted that the three major dimensions of project success are time, budget, and quality. Most of the research in project planning is focused on the time-cost trade-off, and only a few papers have considered the three dimensions together. This paper describes the evolution of formulations for optimising project time-cost and quality, and continues by developing a new, non-linear optimisation formulation that better reflects the triangular trade-off structure between time, budget, and quality. In particular, the Cobb-Douglas formula is adopted and its use is illustrated. The model is discussed, and the structure of the trade-off is analysed and illustrated.

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  • Baruch Keren & Yuval Cohen, 2012. "Optimising project performance: the triangular trade-off optimisation approach," International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(1/2), pages 152-170.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijemec:v:3:y:2012:i:1/2:p:152-170
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