Application of a Critical Chain Project Management Based Framework on Max-Plus Linear Systems

Abstract. We focus on discrete event systems with a structure of parallel processing, synchronization, and noconcurrency. We use max-plus algebra, which is an effective approach for controller design for this type of system, for modeling and formulation. Since a typical feature of this type of system is that the initial schedule is frequently changed due to unpredictable disturbances, we use a simple model and numerical examples to examine the possibility of applying the concepts of the feeding buffer and the project buffer of critical chain project management (CCPM) on max-plus linear discrete event systems in order to control the occurrence of an undesirable state change. The application of a CCPM-based framework on a max-plus linear discrete event system was proven to be effective.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CISIS
• Authors: Hirotaka Takahashi, Hiroyuki Goto, Munenori Kasahara
• Keywords: CISIS 2009, Discrete Event Systems, Linear Discrete Event, Max-plus Linear Discrete, Software Engineering