Handbook of Critical Path: The Practical Application of CPM as a Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control System |
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acti activity boundaries activity duration activity number arrow diagram basic report boundaries and float BUILDING calculation calendar dates chain of activities changes Chapter completion restraint computer programs cost slope CPM planner crash duration critical activities critical chain Critical Path Method delay detailed DICK direct costs earliest and latest earliest event earliest finish earliest start error estimates event slack example Figure VII following activity frag-net free float Gantt chart i-open INSTALL interfering float ject large projects latest event latest finish Line of Balance manpower manual necessary negative float node numbers open end origin node performed PERT possible predecessor node prepared priority progress project co-ordinator project duration project management project network project plan Punches cards replanning represent Resource Allocation shorten shown sort reports starting restraint successor node super-critical technique terminal event terminal node time-scaled tion total float U.S. Navy updating usually vity