Intelligent Critical Path Computation Algorithm Utilising Ant Colony Optimisation for Complex Project Scheduling

Table 1

Activities involved in a project scheduling network for a coal plant.

Activity	Activity name	Duration (months)
(a, b)	Piling plan and detail drawing	1
(b, c)	Piling construction (including pile testing)	1
(b, e)	Foundation plan (and beam) layout drawing	1
(c, d)	Construction of reinforced concrete foundation	1
(e, f)	Steel structure detail drawing	2
(f, )	Procurement of steel structure	2
(, j)	Erection of steel structure	1
(a, h)	Procuring specifications of the static equipment	1
(h, i)	Procurement of static equipment	5
(j, k)	Installation of static equipment	2