Construction project scheduling and control / / Saleh Mubarak

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460116003321
• Autore: Mubarak Saleh A (Saleh Altayeb)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-118-84579-X; 1-118-84601-X
• Edizione: [Third edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (530 p.)
• Disciplina: 690.068/5
• Soggetti: Construction industry - Management; Building - Superintendence; Production scheduling; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter 1 Introduction; Planning and Scheduling; What Is a Project?; Are Projects Unique?; Project Management Plan:; Project Control; Why Schedule Projects?; The Scheduler; Certification; The Tripod of a Good Scheduling System; Scheduling and Project Management; Chapter 1 Exercises; Chapter 2 Bar (Gantt) Charts; Definition and Introduction; Advantages of Bar Charts; Disadvantages of Bar Charts; Chapter 2 Exercises; Chapter 3 Basic Networks; Definition and Introduction; Arrow Networks; Brief Explanation; The Logic; NotationDummy Activities; Redundancies; Node Networks; Lags and Leads; Recommendations for Proper Node Diagram Drawing; Comparison of Arrow and Node Networks; Networks versus Bar Charts; Effective Use of Bar Charts with CPM; Time-Scaled Logic Diagrams; Chapter 3 Exercises; Chapter 4 The Critical Path Method (CPM); Introduction; Steps Required to Schedule a Project; Supplemental Steps; Resource Allocation and Leveling; Beginning-of-Day or End-of-Day Convention; The CPM Explained through Examples; The CPM with Computer Software Programs; The Critical Path; Definitions; Free Float; More DefinitionsFloat Check; Node Format; Lags and Leads into CPM ; Networks; Lags and Leads in Computer Software; Further Discussion of Float; Effect of Choice of Dates on Cash Flow; Project Schedule "Health Check"; Event Times in Arrow Networks; Effect of the Imposed Finish Date on the Schedule; Discussion of Example 4.7; Logic and Constraints; The "Hub" Concept; The Definition of Critical Path, Revisited; Chapter 4 Exercises; Chapter 5 Precedence Networks; Definition and Introduction; The Four Types of Relationships; Important Comments about the Four Types of Relationships; The Percent Complete ApproachFast-Track Projects; A Parallel Predecessor?; CPM Calculations for Precedence Diagrams; Interruptible Activities; The Simplistic Approach; General Notes on the Simplistic Approach; Alternative Approach; The Detailed Approach; Definitions; The Equations; Contiguous (Uninterruptible) Activities; Remedy for Interruptible Activities; The Critical Path Revisited; Final Discussion; Chapter 5 Exercises; Chapter 6 Resource Allocation and Resource Leveling; Introduction; The Three Categories of Resources; Labor; Equipment and Materials; What Is Resource Allocation?; Resource LevelingWhat Is Resource Leveling?; Why Level Resources?; Do All Resources Have to Be Leveled?; Multiproject Resource Leveling; Assigning Budgets in Computer Scheduling Programs; Leveling Resources in a Project; Discussion of Example 6.3; More Discussion; Important; Resource Leveling from the General Contractor's Perspective; Resource Calendars; Work Space as a Resource; Materials Management; Interesting Comparison; Chapter 6 Exercises; Chapter 7 Schedule Updating and Project Control; Introduction; The Need for Schedule Updating; Project Control Defined; Schedule Updating; What Is a Baseline Schedule?
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