Critical path method tutor for construction planning and scheduling / E. William East.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2015Description: x, 214 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780071849234 (print ISBN)
- 9780071849234 (hbk.)
- Critical Path Method (CPM) tutor for construction planning and scheduling
- McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
- 690.0684 23 E.E.C.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Books | Media and mass communication Library T2 | 690.0684 E.E.C. | Available | E0000561 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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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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.
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