ABSTRACT
The previous chapter introduced some of the principles on which project resource scheduling should be based, particularly with regard to the relationship between critical path network logic, float-determined priorities and the availability of resources. The examples used were, necessarily, very simple. When resources are to be scheduled on a more realistic scale, the use of a computer is essential. Every project manager or planner will be faced with questions that either raise problems or force decisions when data are being assembled for the computer. This chapter answers some of those questions, concentrating on re-usable resources, by far the most important of which are the people who will design and execute the project. The chapter ends with a few notes on procedures for scheduling some major purchased items.
