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Time-Constrained Projects: Smoothing Resource Demand
Resource-Constrained Projects
6. Splitting Activities
7. Benefits of Scheduling Resources
8. Assigning Project Work
9. Multi project Resource Schedules
10. Using the Resource Schedule to Develop a Project Cost Baseline
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FIGURE 8.1
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Resource Smoothing (or Leveling)
Involves attempting to even out varying demands
on resources by using slack (delaying noncritical
activities) to manage resource utilization when
resources are adequate over the life of the project.
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Physical Constraints
Activities that cannot occur in parallel or are affected by
contractual or environmental conditions.
Resource Constraints
The absence, shortage, or unique interrelationship and
interaction characteristics of resources that require a particular
sequencing of project activities
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Constraint Examples
FIGURE 8.2
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1.Time-Constrained Project
Must be completed by an imposed date.
2.Resource-Constrained Project
Is one in which the level of resources available
cannot be exceeded.
Risk Assumptions
Activities with the most slack pose the least risk.
Reduction of flexibility does not increase risk.
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Botanical
Garden
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Problem
There are only eight design engineers who can be
assigned to the project due to a shortage of design
engineers and commitments to other projects.
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EMR Project:
Network View
Schedule before
Resources Leveled
FIGURE 8.6
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FIGURE 8.8A
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Resources Calculations
FIGURE 8.8A
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FIGURE 8.8B
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EMR Project
Network View
Schedule
after Resources
Leveled
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Splitting
Splitting
A scheduling technique use to get a better project
schedule and/or increase resource utilization.
Splitting Activities
FIGURE 8.11
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3. Resource bottlenecks
Shortages of critical resources required for multiple
projects cause delays and schedule extensions.
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FIGURE 8.18
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Key Terms
Heuristic
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The End
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