Research Article
Mar 1972
Project Planning and Control by Time-Sharing Computer
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 98, Issue 1
Abstract
CPM has been a successful construction management tool only when the networks have been updated on a timely basis. Direct interaction with a computer by a teletype-telephone line link has proved to be an economical means of maintaining currency of the network. Essential features of time-sharing a computer for CPM calculations are analyzed. An example of the use of a typical time-share CPM system featuring a Problem-Oriented Language is given.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 98 • Issue 1 • March 1972
Pages: 37 - 48
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1972
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Norman L. Scott, M.ASCE
Pres., The Consulting Engrs. Group, Inc., Glenview, Ill.
E. Lile Murphree Jr., M.ASCE
Chf., Project Systems Branch, U.S. Army Construction Engrg., Research Lab., Champaign, Ill.
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