OBJECTIVE PROJECT ASSIGNMENT IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION

The problem faced by managers of IE staff activities concerning the allocation and scheduling of resources of projects over a finite planning horizon so as to maximize a measure of return to the firm has been defined and modeled, and algorithms for its solution indicated. An important factor of the problem has been shown to be the structure of the organization. Constraints of the problem included limited resources, precedence relationships, and absolute project due dates.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Industrial Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Gibson, D F
  • Reed Jr, R
• Publication Date: 1969-9-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 236-43
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Project management; Resource development and utilization; Technological forecasting
• Old TRIS Terms: Resource scheduling
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00005504
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1973 12:00AM