Repetitive project scheduling: theory and methods

Repetitive Project Scheduling: Theory and Methods is the first book to comprehensively, and systematically, review new methods for scheduling repetitive projects that have been developed in response to the weaknesses of the most popular method for project scheduling, the Critical Path Method (CPM). As projects with significant levels of repetitive scheduling are common in construction and engineering, especially construction of buildings with multiple stories, highways, tunnels, pipelines, power distribution networks, and so on, the book fills a much needed gap, introducing the main repetitive project scheduling methods, both comprehensively and systematically. Users will find valuable information on core methodologies, including how to identify the controlling path and controlling segment, how to convert RSM to a network model, and examples based on practical scheduling problems.

1. Overview of repetitive project scheduling; 1.1 Project management and project scheduling; 1.2 Description and characteristics of repetitive project; 1.3 Origination of repetitive project scheduling; 1.4 Research significance of repetitive project scheduling; 1.5 Existing achievements of repetitive project scheduling; 1.6 Main problems of repetitive project scheduling; 2. Controlling path and controlling segment analysis; 2.1 Literature review; 2.2 Types of activity in repetitive project; 2.3 Graphic method of determining controlling path; 2.4 Mathematical method of determining controlling path; 3. Converting repetitive project scheduling model to network model; 3.1 Literature review; 3.2 Recommended conversion method; 3.2.1 Conversion of activities; 3.2.2 Conversion of logical relations; 3.2.3 Conversion of precedence relations; 3.2.4 Displaying of space; 3.3 Comparison between the controlling path in RSM and the critical path in network; 3.4 Comparison of criticality; 3.5 Comparison of float; 4. Resource allocation problem in repetitive project; 4.1 Literature review; 4.2 Definition of work continuity constraint; 4.3 Definition of resource consistency constraint; 4.4 Interpret…