TY  - BOOK
AU  - Punmia, B. C.
AU  - Khandelwal, K. K.
TI  - Project planning and control with PERT and CPM
SN  - 8131806987
U1  - 658.4032 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Laxmi Publications [P] Ltd.
N1  - CONTENTS 1.  PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1.1.  Introduction  1 1.2.  Project plannin2 1.3.  Scheduling  4 1.4.  Controlling   5 1.5.  Role of decision in project management  6 1.6.  Techniques for analysing alternatives : Operation research  6 1.7.  Methods of planning and programming   7 Problems  11 2.  BAR CHARTS AND MILESTONE CHARTS 2.1.  Introduction    12 2.2.  Development of bar chart    14 2.3.  Illustrative examples    14 2.4.  Shortcomings of bar charts and remedial measures 19 2.5.  Milestone charts 24 2.6.  Development of PERT network25 Problems  27 3.  ELEMENTS OF NETWORK 3.1.  Introduction  29 3.2.  Event32 3.3.  Activity  37 3.4.  Dummy  41 3.5.  Network rules50 3.6.  Graphical guidelines for network  52 3.7.  Common partial situations in network53 3.8.  Numbering the events  55 3.9.  Cycles64 Problems65 4.  DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORK 4.1.  Introduction    69 4.2.  Planning for network construction   69 4.3.  Modes of network construction  70 4.4.  Steps in development of network  71 4.5.  Work breakdown structure79 4.6.  Hierarchies82 4.7.  Illustrative examples85 Problems90 5.  PERT : TIME ESTIMATES 5.1.  Introduction  91 5.2.  Uncertainties : Use of PERT  92 5.3.  Time estimates  93 5.4.  Frequency distribution 95 5.5.  Mean, variance and standard deviation 98 5.6.  Probability distribution101 5.7.  Beta distribution104 5.8.  Expected time106 Problems 112 6.  PERT : TIME COMPUTATIONS 6.1.  Introduction 115 6.2.  Earliest expected time115 6.3.  Formulation for TE118 6.4.  Latest allowable occurrence time122 6.5.  Formulation for TL125 6.6.  Combined tabular computations for TE and TL 129 Problems132 7.  PERT: NETWORK ANALYSIS 7.1.  Slack  134 7.2.  Critical path137 7.3.  Illustrative examples 138 7.4. Probability of meeting scheduled date 144 Problems 155 8.  CPM: NETWORK ANALYSIS 8.1. Introduction 158 8.2. CPM .-process159 8.3. CPM: networks 161 8.4. Activity time estimate163 8.5. Earliest event time 164 8.6. Latest allowable occurrence time 169 8.7. Combined tabular computations for TK and TL  172 8.8. Start and finish times of activity  174 8.9. Float  176 8.10. Critical activities and critical path  185 8.11. Illustrative examples 188 Problems  194 9.  CPM: COST MODEL 9.1.Introduction  196 9.2.Project cost197 9.3.Indirect project cost  198 9.4.Direct project cost199 9.5.Slope of direct cost curve201 9.6.Total project cost and optimum duration  203 9.7.Contracting the network for cost optimization  204 9.8.Steps in time cost optimization  207 9.9.Illustrative examples  208 Problems  219 10.  CPM : UPDATING 10.1. Introduction  221 10.2. Updating: Process  221 10.3. Data required for updating  222 10.4. Steps in the process of updating 222 10.5. When to update224 10.6. Illustrative examples  225 Problems  228 11.  RESOURCES ALLOCATION 11.1. Introduction  229 11.2. Resources usage profiles : histograms 229 11.3. Resources smoothing  233 11.4. Resources levelling  236 Problems  236 ANSWERS  237
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