Towards holistic project scheduling using critical chain methodology enhanced with PERT buffering

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-203

  Ash, Robert C ^a   Pittman, Paul H ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

critical chain; holistic project scheduling; PERT; program evaluation and review technique; project; project buffering; project scheduling; RCPS; resource constrained project scheduling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951821447     PISSN: 17402891     EISSN: 17402905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2008.022191     Document Type: Article

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