Royer, K (1986) The federal government and the critical path. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 112(2), pp. 220-225. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
The critical path method has been increasingly used as an administrative and legal tool rather than as a planning instrument. The writer claims that this evolution has made its planning function of little use to the contractor, using the contract clause of the Federal Government regarding the method of determining allowable contract delay as an illustration. It is asserted that this clause greatly increases the contractors' responsibilities for planning, at the expense of efficient construction management.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Index terms: | critical path method, evolution, critical path |
| Subjects: | environmental science, operations research |
| Topics: | Time Control, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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