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<p>Project management can be broadly defined as the process of managing, allocating and timing resources to achieve given objectives in an efficient and expedient manner. The builders of the pyramids in Egypt and the Maya temples in Central America are often cited as the world's first project managers. Without the help of computers or planning software, they managed exceptionally complex projects, using the simplest of tools. Nowadays projects, sets of activities which have a defined start point and a defined end state and which pursue a defined goal and use a defined set of resources, come in many and various forms. The Manhattan project which created the first atom bomb, the Apollo moon program, the construction of the Channel tunnel, the design of the Airbus, the development of new products, the construction of large office buildings, the relocation of a factory, the installation of a new information system, as well as the development of a marketing plan are all well-known examples of projects.</P><P>Our objectives in writing <STRONG>Project Scheduling&#58; A Research Handbook</STRONG> are threefold&#58; (1) Provide a unified scheme for classifying the numerous project schedulin

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Author

Erik L. Demeulemeester, Willy S. Herroelen (auth.), Frederick S. Hillier (eds.)

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781402070518

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Management, Science, Technology