Optimization Algorithms in Project Scheduling

Scheduling, or planning in a general perspective, is the backbone of project manage‐ ment; thus, the successful implementation of project scheduling is a key factor to projects’ success. Due to its complexity and challenging nature, scheduling has become one of the most famous research topics within the operational research context, and it has been widely researched in practical applications within various industries, especially manufacturing, construction, and computer engineering. Accordingly, the literature is rich with many implementations of different optimization algorithms and their extensions within the project scheduling problem (PSP) analysis field. This study is intended to exhibit the general modelling of the PSP, and to survey the implementa‐ tions of various optimization algorithms adopted for solving the different types of the PSP.