1. Third generation, PERT/LOB.
- Author
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Schoderbek, Peter P. and Digman, Lester A.
- Subjects
PERT (Network analysis) ,LINE of balance (Management) ,NETWORK analysis (Planning) ,PRODUCTION control ,BUSINESS planning ,PRODUCTION scheduling ,RESEARCH & development ,INDUSTRIAL productivity ,COMPUTER software ,NEW product development - Abstract
The new technique described in this article, PERT/LOB, is significant to management because it extends the potentials of PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) and LOB (Line of Balance) for planning and control. Whereas PERT is useful mainly in the initial development of a new product, construction, or item of military hardware, and whereas LOB is useful mainly in the production stage, PERT/LOB is valuable in the many activities between R&D and quantity production. In this article the authors describe the basic principles of LOB and PERT/LOB and show how the new technique would be used in a specific case to help executives plan and control work on a project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 1967