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Quantitative Techniques: Theory and Problems
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Quantitative Techniques: Theory and Problems

by P. C. Tulsian, Vishal Pandey
June 2006
Beginner
793 pages
20h 59m
English
Pearson India
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RESOURCE SMOOTHING

Resource smoothing is a useful technique to estimate the total resource requirements for various project activities. In this technique, the time-scaled diagram of various activities and their floats (if any) along with resource requirements are used. Time scaled diagram is a network diagram in which all critical activities are arranged as a straight line with non-critical events above or below it, on a horizontal time scale. Flotas are represented by dotted horizontal lines and dummics are represented by dotted vertical lines.

Under resource smoothing technique –

  1. The periods of maximum demand for resources are identified, and
  2. Non-critical activities having floats are rescheduled or shifted so that a uniform demand on resources ...
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ISBN: 9789332512085