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Communications to the Editor--A Note on "Decomposition of Project Networks"

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  • Robert W. Blanning

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Ambar G. Rao

    (University of Pennsylvania)

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In their paper Management Science, Vol. 11, No. 3, January 1965, pp. 444-459), S. C. Parikh and W. S. Jewell discuss the decomposition of cost-time project networks into subnetworks to aid in finding a cost function for the entire project. They suggest that each subproject be replaced by a set of fictitious activities (in series or in parallel) and that a subsequent analysis be performed using network flow theory. However, when the network configuration is such that series and parallel subprojects can be successively joined to give one project, a simpler method is available, which we wish to present here.

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  • Robert W. Blanning & Ambar G. Rao, 1965. "Communications to the Editor--A Note on "Decomposition of Project Networks"," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 12(1), pages 145-148, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:12:y:1965:i:1:p:145-148
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.12.1.145
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