SCHEDULE, COST, AND PROFIT CONTROL WITH PERT (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE)

• NCJ Number: 593
• Author(s): R W MILLER
• Date Published: 1963
• Length: 227 pages
• Corporate Author: Raytheon Co
• Publication Format: Book (Hardbound)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE APPLIED TO NON-REPETITIVE PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF TIME, COST, AND PRODUCT PERFORMANCE.

Abstract

THE BOOK REVIEWS DEVELOPMENTS OF THE 1950'S LEADING TO THE EVOLUTION OF NETWORKING TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS PERT AND CPM (CRITICAL PATH METHOD). THE METHODOLOGY OF NETWORKING, WITH PERT - TIME AS THE BASIC FRAMEWORK IS TREATED IN DETAIL AND IMPLEMENTATION IS DISCUSSED, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF TOP MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING-LEVEL MANAGEMENT. SPECIFIC FEATURES OF PERT- COST ARE EXAMINED, EMPHASIZING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERT- COST SYSTEM. THE AUTHOR EXPANDS UPON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERT, PROGRAM DEFINITION, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. VALUE ENGINEERING, AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT. THE BOOK CONCLUDES WITH METHODS OF ORGANIZING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PERT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)