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Scheduling Resources
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The
The Resource
Resource Problem
Problem
• Resources and Priorities
– Project network times are not a schedule until
resources have been assigned.
• The implicit assumption is that resources will be available in
the required amounts when needed.
• Adding new projects requires making realistic judgments of
resource availability and project durations.
• Resource-Constrained Scheduling
– Resource leveling (or smoothing) involves attempting
to even out demands on resources by using slack
(delaying noncritical activities) to manage resource
utilization.
FIGURE 8.1
FIGURE 8.2
– Disadvantages
• Loss of flexibility that occurs from reducing slack.
• Increases in the criticality of all activities.
FIGURE 8.3
ES
ESresource
resourceload
loadchart
chart
Resource-constrained
Resource-constrainedschedule
schedulethrough
throughperiod
period2–3
2–3
Resource-constrained
Resource-constrainedschedule
schedulethrough
throughperiod
period5–6
5–6
FIGURE 8.4
Final
Finalresource-constrained
resource-constrainedschedule
schedule
New,
New,resource-constrained
resource-constrainednetwork
network
FIGURE 8.4 (cont’d)
FIGURE 8.5
FIGURE 8.6
FIGURE 8.7A
FIGURE 8.A7B
FIGURE 8.8
FIGURE 8.9
FIGURE 8.10
– Resource bottlenecks
• Shortages of critical resources required for multiple projects
cause delays and schedule extensions.
Heuristic
Leveling/smoothing
Multitasking
Resource-constrained projects
Resource profile
Splitting
Time-constrained projects