Microcomputers: A Tool for Planning and Scheduling Construction Projects

摘要

The availability of low cost microcomputers, which are small in size and large in computing capacity, make computer based techniques for planning, scheduling, and control of construction projects accessible to construction contractors. A prototype microcomputer implementation of CPM (Critical Path Method) and a full CYCLONE (Cyclic Operations Network) are presented. The CPM implementation is based on precedence networks. It supports many features of CPM programs found in large computers. CYCLONE is a method for the analysis of construction operations. It focuses on how, rather than when, to carry out a construction operation. The CPM and CYCLONE systems discussed are implemented on the TRS-80 and Commodore microcomputers. They provide a cost effective alternative to construction decision makers for planning, scheduling, and control of construction projects.