Uses the construction of a service station to illustrate the critical path method of planning and scheduling, in which a project is broken down into distinct operations, the time for completion of each estimated, and the longest irreduceable sequence of operations calculated. Consecutive and concurrent operations are identified and the most efficient use of working time planned.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002531
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Construction industry - Management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Critical path analysis
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial efficiency
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Management - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Problem solving
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)