Critical path method tutor for construction planning and scheduling /

This unique tool provides a fresh approach to construction scheduling by focusing on ways in which the Critical Path Method (CPM) can be used to manage construction project schedules to meet today's ever-increasing demands to improve operational efficiency and increase profitability.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: East, E. William (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2015]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Temas:
Building > Planning.
Critical path analysis.
Production scheduling.
Construction projects > Management.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A. About the author
  • B. Dedication
  • C. Preface
  • 1. Why scheduling?
  • What is a construction schedule?
  • What is a control cycle?
  • What is the critical path method?
  • How to use cpm?
  • 2. A history of project planning
  • Bar chart
  • Fenced-bar chart
  • Line-of-balance
  • Arrow diagramming method
  • Precedence diagramming method
  • Earned value management
  • Sequence, duration, and progress
  • 3. Arrow diagram method
  • Activities
  • Sequence
  • Duration
  • Summary
  • 4. Precedence diagram method
  • Activities
  • Sequence
  • Duration
  • Summary
  • 5. Creating the plan
  • Milestones
  • Activities
  • Sequence
  • Cost-loaded schedules
  • Known unknowns
  • Conclusion
  • 6. Using the plan
  • Progress updates
  • Earned value management
  • Change analysis
  • Construction claims
  • Claims analysis
  • 7. Advanced topics
  • Resources types
  • Limited resource allocation
  • Unlimited resource leveling
  • Time-cost tradeoff
  • Cash-flow analysis
  • 8. Planning a mid-rise building
  • Examine the contract
  • List major contractual obligations
  • Divide project into major work areas
  • Building method implies sequence
  • Find productivity, duration, cost
  • Calculate initial schedule
  • Schedule adjustments
  • Include all important procurement items
  • Conclusion
  • 9. Exercises
  • Cpm diagramming
  • Additional cpm diagramming problems
  • Resource scheduling
  • Time-cost scheduling
  • A. Glossary.

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