CALENDAR-DAY CPM

THE SPEED OF PERFORMANCE OF AN OPERATION ON A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS DEPENDENT UPON THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE OPERATION IS DONE. THE CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM) IS A USEFUL CONSTRUCTION PLANNING TOOL, BUT OF LIMITED VALUE IN CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING. THE BAR CHART TECHNIQUE OF PLANNING AND SCHEDULING ALLOWS FOR THE EXPLICIT INTEGRATED TREATMENT OF THE HOW/HOW-LONG/WHEN ASPECTS OF AN OPERATION, BUT EMPLOYS A NOTATION THAT DOES NOT PERMIT PRECISE DEFINITION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE OPERATIONS. A PROCEDURE COMBINING THE NOTATION OF CPM AND THE SOLUTION PROCESS OF THE BAR CHART TECHNIQUE IS CALENDAR-DAY CPM. EXAMPLES ARE PRESENTED OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CALENDAR-DAY CPM NETWORK OF OPERATIONS. CALENDAR-DAY CPM IS A PLANNING AND SCHEDULING PROCEDURE WHICH PROVIDES THE PRECISION REQUIRED IN DEFINING OPERATIONS AND THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG OPERATIONS, WHILE UTILIZING A SOLUTION PROCESS WHEREIN THE DURATION OF THE OPERATION IS CORRELATED WITH THE TIME OF YEAR IN WHICH IT IS PERFORMED. IT PROVIDES THE PERCISION AND INTEGRATION IN PLANNING AND SCHEDULING REQUIRED TO OBTAIN REALISTIC PLANS AND SCHEDULES OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/10480594
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 39, No 8, PP 65-68, 4 TAB,
• Authors:
  • Shaffer, L R
• Publication Date: 1969-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Construction scheduling; Critical path method; Planning; Seasons
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seasonal variations
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction operations
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215236
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 9 1970 12:00AM