Method of constant rate of production scheduling
CA 2116982 A1 · Owner: Engelman, Henry · Inventors: Engelman, Henry
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A method which applies the critical path method to repetitive tasks having constant rates of production allows a user to plan a schedule and to track progress of repetitive tasks for large and complex jobs, with minimal data entry, and which is updatable to reflect actual job progress. Data for a template unit is transformed into a critical path method (CPM) network for an entire job by determining repetitive tasks (2) with their respective durations and precedence relationships for each additional unit in the job.. Precedence relationships between same tasks but different units are also considered (1100-1145). These latter precedence relationships take into account the movement of crews …
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- Filed September 3, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 3, 2012.
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