CN7203 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND CONTROL

CN7203 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND CONTROL

UNIT I CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

Basic Concepts in the Development of Construction Plans – Choice of Technology and Construction Method – Defining Work Tasks – Defining Precedence Relationships among Activities – Estimating Activity Durations – Estimating Resource Requirements for Work Activities – Coding Systems.

UNIT II SCHEDULING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES

Construction Schedules – Critical Path Method – Scheduling Calculations – Float – Presenting Project Schedules – Scheduling for Activity-on-Node and with Leads, Lags, and Windows – Scheduling with Resource Constraints and Precedences – Use of Advanced Scheduling Techniques – Scheduling with Uncertain Durations – Calculations for Monte Carlo Schedule Simulation – Crashing and Time/Cost Tradeoffs – Improving the Scheduling Process.

UNIT III COST CONTROL, MONITORING AND ACCOUNTING

The Cost Control Problem – The Project Budget – Forecasting for Activity Cost Control – Financial Accounting Systems and Cost Accounts – Control of Project Cash Flows –Schedule Control – Schedule and Budget Updates – Relating Cost and Schedule Information.

UNIT IV QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION

Quality and Safety Concerns in Construction – Organizing for Quality and Safety – Work and Material Specifications – Total Quality Control – Quality Control by Statistical Methods – Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Attributes – Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Variables – Safety.

UNIT V ORGANIZATION AND USE OF PROJECT INFORMATION

Types of Project Information – Accuracy and Use of Information – Computerized Organization and Use of Information – Organizing Information in Databases – Relational Model of Databases – Other Conceptual Models of Databases – Centralized Database Management Systems – Databases and Applications Programs – Information Transfer and Flow.

REFERENCES:

• Calin M. Popescu, Chotchai Charoenngam, Project Planning, Scheduling and Control in Construction: An Encyclopedia of terms and Applications, Wiley, New York, 1995.

• Chitkara, K.K. Construction Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and Control, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1998.

• Chris Hendrickson and Tung Au, Project Management for Construction – Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders, Prentice Hall, Pittsburgh, 2000.

• Halpin, D. W., Financial and Cost Concepts for Construction Management, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1985.

• Willis, E. M., Scheduling Construction Projects, John Wiley & Sons, 1986.