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Title	AN OVERVIEW OF SCHEDULING AND MONITORING FOR THE MANAGER
Accession No	00304790
Authors	Corvi, I E; Kashuba, E; Deigh, J
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date	19780000
Description	30 p.
Abstract	The scheduling and monitoring of highway and other transportation projects are necessary if transportation managers are to use their agency's resources effectively. The report provides the transportation agency manager with a general idea of how scheduling and monitoring can increase agency effectiveness. Project scheduling and monitoring procedures used by the States of Florida, Iowa, and Utah are described. Specific techniques discussed include the Program Review and Evaluation Technique (PERT), the Critical Path Method (CPM), and the Work Progress Diagram (WPD).
TRT Terms	Critical path method ; Energy transfer ; Highway planning ; Highways ; Maintenance ; Management ; Momentum ; Paving ; Personnel management ; PERT ; Programming (Planning) ; Project management ; Resource allocation ; Scheduling ; State departments of transportation ; Transportation
Geographical Terms	Florida; Iowa; Utah
Other Terms	Management methods; Momentum transfer; Project control; Project planning
Subject Areas	H11 ADMINISTRATION
Report Number	FHWA/PL-9/018 Final Rpt.
Availability	National Technical Information Service Order Number: PB80-102163
Document Source	National Technical Information Service Source Data: u8003
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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