Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT): A Stochastic Networking Scheme for Systems Acquisition Management.

Abstract

This study is designed to acquaint members of the Defense Systems Acquisition Management Community with the fundamental operating characteristics of a stochastic networking simulation scheme known as GERT(Graphical Evaluation Review Technique). The development of GERT has been structured around a conceptual framework supported principally by the PERT networking technique. Primarily geared to satisfying management needs, the evolution of GERT demands a minimum amount of technical expertise necessary to comprehend the fundamental concepts. The principal theme of the study evolves about the ability of GERT to accommodate the realities associated with uncertainty, risk and variability which clearly separates it from the classical critical path networking models. Supporting this notion, the study discusses the stochastic realities that the DOD Program Manager must contend with on a daily basis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042934

Entities

People

  • Earle Howard Helgerson

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Graphics
  • Databases
  • Defense Systems
  • Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Logistics
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Network Science
  • Pert
  • Probability
  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Networking
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).