Title :
New Method for DCPM by Substituting Critical Path
Author :
Zhang LiHui ; Meng Xianwei ; Cui Li
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ. Manage., North China Electr. Power Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A new method for DCPM by substituting critical path is presented in this paper. A substituting critical path is defined as the new critical path when the former critical path is interrupted in CPM. Based on the Total Float Theorem and the Characteristic Path Theorem, the Substituting Critical Path Theorem is proposed, showing that when a critical activity is interrupted, the new critical path is the characteristic path which the paralleling activity with the least total float lies on. On the basis of this principle, a new method for DCPM is introduced and a numerical example is presented to illustrate the method. The new approach in this paper can simplify the existed procedure for DCPM.
Keywords :
critical path analysis; project management; DCPM; characteristic path theorem; critical path theorem; least total float; total float theorem; Artificial neural networks; Dynamic programming; Equations; Heuristic algorithms; Joining processes; Mathematical model; Processor scheduling;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6579-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2011.5998189
