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Different Duration Types in Primavera P6R8 PDF
Different Duration Types in Primavera P6R8 PDF
Different Duration Types in Primavera P6R8 PDF
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There are 4 different types of duration types, they are given as follows
Fixed duration &units is the default one among these four types .It is the task dependent activity type
because it mainly depends on the activity calendar In this type the duration & units are fixed .And the
scenario as follows
Scenario: 10 days to build 100 units. With this example p6 would decide that you must
produce 10units/day with the activity not started. Now lets say the activity is a day in and only 1units
was build ,this means 9 units which were not build are now spread over remaining 9days ,meaning
you must now produce 11units/day for the remaining 9days .p6 will not extend the duration by a day
to allow for the 9 missing to be built.
It is also an task dependent activity .In this type the duration and the units /time
is fixed .This fixed duration & units/time uses the activity calendar .And its scenario as follows
Scenario: A production line knows, it can produce so many units a day for so many days and
this decides the total units produced. This would be used when the total output required is unknown
and is decided by how much can be produced in a day and over how many days.
3) Fixed Units:-
This type is choosed when the total work effort or fixed costs are most
important .It indicates budget (unit/cost) is the limiting factor. I.e. the total amount of work is fixed.
When you update activities, the work effort required to complete the activity doesnt change even if the
activities duration or the resource rate changes .It is a resource dependent activity and it performs
according to the resource calendar. And it scenario as follow
Scenario: A site needs to demolish 100units, but there is no specific deadline to do so. This
means P6 will dictate the amount of units to demolish/day according to duration and vice versa .This
is essentially the example of the production line with a never ending total units with the expected
that fixed unit limits the production. So whilst the duration and units/time will change the target total
units is set and once achieved the activity is completed.
If the resource availability is most important the this type is selected. In this type
unit/time or rate of the resource remains constant even if the activitys duration or work effort
changes.It is also an resource dependent activity and it performs according to the resource calendar .the
scenario as follows
Scenario: A Factory line produces 10units/day and will continue to until it is stopped. So with
duration of 10 days they will produce 100units, change that to 20 days and they will produce 200units.
Change the budget units back to 100 and the duration drops down to 10 days.
Duration Type is a setting which allows the user to control how the duration,
resource units, and resource units/time are synchronized for
Duration type When you When you When you When you add
change change change units, a resource what
duration, what units/time, what changes? changes?
changes? what changes?
Fixed duration & Units/Time Units Units/Time Units/Time
Units
Fixed duration & Units Units Units/Time Units
Units/Time
Fixed Units Units/Time Duration Duration Duration
Fixed Units/Time Units Duration Duration Duration