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R&D Project Planning with Q-GERT Network Modeling and Simulation

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  • Bernard W. Taylor, III

    (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

  • Laurence J. Moore

    (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

Abstract

This paper describes a simulation study of two cases of research and development planning. The first case is for a series of R&D projects analyzed sequentially by a single R&D team, while the second case is for a series of R&D projects analyzed sequentially and concurrently by two teams. Q-GERT, a network technique, was employed for the modeling and simulation effort. This technique includes numerous network modeling capabilities which make it more applicable to R&D project planning than traditional network techniques such as CPM and PERT. The simulation results for each case in terms of project duration statistics and outcome probabilities are presented in detail. The trade-offs between the two cases (i.e., single team versus multiple team analysis) are discussed.

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  • Bernard W. Taylor, III & Laurence J. Moore, 1980. "R&D Project Planning with Q-GERT Network Modeling and Simulation," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 26(1), pages 44-59, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:26:y:1980:i:1:p:44-59
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.26.1.44
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    1. Michael T. Pich & Christoph H. Loch & Arnoud De Meyer, 2002. "On Uncertainty, Ambiguity, and Complexity in Project Management," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 48(8), pages 1008-1023, August.
    2. Tyson R. Browning, 2002. "Process integration using the design structure matrix," Systems Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 5(3), pages 180-193.
    3. Tyson R. Browning & Ernst Fricke & Herbert Negele, 2006. "Key concepts in modeling product development processes," Systems Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(2), pages 104-128, June.
    4. Mobin, Mohammadsadegh & Li, Zhaojun & Cheraghi, S. Hossein & Wu, Gongyu, 2019. "An approach for design Verification and Validation planning and optimization for new product reliability improvement," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 190(C), pages 1-1.
    5. Nelson, Richard Graham & Azaron, Amir & Aref, Samin, 2016. "The use of a GERT based method to model concurrent product development processes," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 250(2), pages 566-578.
    6. Joshua B. Levy & Giri Kumar Tayi, 1989. "Analysis of project scheduling strategies in a client‐contractor environment," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 36(1), pages 69-87, February.

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