IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRITICAL PATH METHOD THROUGH RESOURCE AND MULTI-PROJECT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING,

Abstract

Contents: Introduction to construction scheduling, Historical development of network methods, Basic network techniques, The concept of time elements for a network, The critical path, Project planning with the critical path method, Project scheduling with the critical path method, Project control with the critical path method, critical path method in multi-project application, Role of computer in the critical path method, Brief introduction to time-cost relationships, Introduction to resource planning, Resource planning and scheduling, Special applications of CPM to hi-rise building projects, A simple computer program for CPM, and Summary and outline of an approach to implementing a CPM system.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0454005

Entities

People

  • Robert Cecil Mclean

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Critical Path Methods
  • Gantt Charts
  • Management Engineering
  • Management Planning And Control
  • Network Analysis (Management)
  • Pert
  • Scheduling (Production)

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Operations Research
  • Systems Analysis and Design