BALANCING COMPOSITE MOTION OPTIMIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE FACILITY LAYOUT PROBLEMS
Abstract
The arrangement of construction facilities on the construction site is one of the important problems of construction organization, but at the same time it represents a complex combinatorial optimization problem. Metaheuristic methods are recognized as powerful and effective tools in solving such problems. The Balancing Composite Motion Optimization (BCMO) algorithm is a recently proposed metaheuristic algorithm. This article introduces the results of establishing a problem model and applying the BCMO algorithm with discrete variables receiving integer values to solve the problem of arranging service facilities on the construction site based on a static model. A numerical experiment with three static problem cases selected from the sample problems is conducted. The obtained layout options are compared with the results from other algorithms, thereby demonstrating the proposed algorithm's advantages: its ease of implementation, capability to search for and identify multiple good solutions, and fast convergence speed. The numerical experiment also shows the need for further experimentation and exploration to enhance the algorithm.