The utilization of historical data is suggested as an approach to
solving some of the difficulties involved in the estimating of activity
durations in critical path scheduling.
The historical data presented show the effects of various
weather conditions upon the performance of human labor and mechanical
equipment. When combined with...
Economic Scheduling Path (ESP) is an extension to the Critical
Path Method. It was developed by Professors Riggs and Inoue of
Oregon State University to effectively optimize resource utilization
in repeated projects.
This paper summarizes the Economic Scheduling Path terminology,
ladder network representations, algorithms, and progress
charts as originally presented...
Uncertainty of the magnitude of merge bias in PERT networks
has long been of concern to the users of this technique. A simple
rule to determine the magnitude has since posed a problem. The
purpose of this thesis was to develop empirical rules to correct the
time estimates of cumulative...
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The concept of a Critical Path Scheduling Tableau is introduced
as an integrating tool for solving industrial engineering problems
involving the application of transitive graphs.
The Tableau is a combination of a precedence matrix and a
boundary time table which may be used to construct graphical representations
for critical path...
Critical Path Budgeting is introduced as an integrating tool for
project planning, coordination, and control. Through a synthesis of
budgeting and critical path scheduling, it is possible to treat the time
and cost variables of a project explicitly. Thus, one can analyze the
behavior of the firm as an approximation...
This study is concerned with the problem of resource-constrained project scheduling which includes splittable and nonsplittable jobs, renewable and nonrenewable resources, variation in resource availabi1ity, time-resource tradeoff, time-cost tradeoff, and multiple objectives.
The problem is formulated as a zero-one integer programming model. A specialized solution technique is developed for the...
The complexity of designing and testing today's system on chip (SOC) is increasing due to greater integrated circuit (IC) density and higher IO and memory frequencies. SOCs for the mobile phone and tablet market have the unique challenge of short product development windows, at times less than six months, and...
The purpose of this two phased study was to determine the challenges to
implementing food safety and hazard analysis and critical control point
(HACCP) in school foodservice and the adherence to food safety
procedures in 15 schools. In phase one, food safety and HACCP
procedures were studied utilizing a focus...
Fresh and processed berries are a favorite Northwest food. They contain many
beneficial compounds, including vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidants. They also are rich in dietary fiber. Berries of commercial importance for Oregon and Washington include strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and grapes. Less common berry varieties
are gaining in popularity...