Optimizing Timeline of Parallel Finishing Activities in High-Rise Building Projects Using Linear Scheduling

Optimization of schedule in a construction project contributes significantly in reducing waste in terms of time and cost. To achieve this, novel methods like LSM or linear scheduling methods should be adopted in construction projects involving repetitive activities. This study creates templates for optimizing the timeline of selected parallel finishing activities of a 2B + G + 32 & a 3B + G + 24 tower of a residential apartment complex located in Bangalore, India. The paper also presents sample data entries to the templates and linear scheduling graphs to demonstrate its working. Further, the reduction in duration for activity completion in both towers is discussed, and optimized linear graphs are presented for the same.