• DocumentCode
    947395
  • Title

    A Look at Network Planning

  • Author

    Sobczak, Thomas V.

  • Author_Institution
    Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corporation, New York, N. Y.
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1962
  • Firstpage
    113
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    The evolution of network planning techniques is described. The main lines of development and the variations around them are indicated. Those discussed include: Critical Path, PERT, PEP, CPM, LESS, PACT, SPECTROL, and SCANS. A table is presented of areas within industrial or military organizations where such techniques are in operation or appear suitable for application.
  • Keywords
    Attitude control; Communication system control; Costs; Defense industry; Helium; Human factors; Human resource management; Industrial relations; Path planning; Project management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2252
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRET-EM.1962.5007679
  • Filename
    5007679