Operations Management Chapter – Project Management PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render Principles of Operations Management, 7e Operations Management, 9e © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–1 Outline Global Company Profile: Bechtel Group The Importance of Project Management Project Planning The Project Manager Work Breakdown Structure Project Scheduling © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–2 Outline - Continued Project Controlling Project Management Techniques: PERT and CPM The Framework of PERT and CPM Network Diagrams and Approaches Activity-on-Node Example Activity-on-Arrow Example © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–3 Outline - Continued Determining the Project Schedule Forward Pass Backward Pass Calculating Slack Time and Identifying the Critical Path(s) Variability in Activity Times Three Time Estimates in PERT Probability of Project Completion © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–4 Outline - Continued Cost-Time Trade-Offs and Project Crashing A Critique of PERT and CPM Using Microsoft Project to Manage Projects Creating a Project Schedule Using MS Project Tracking Progress and Managing Costs Using MS Project © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–5 Learning Objectives When you complete this chapter you should be able to: Create a work breakdown structure Draw AOA and AON networks Complete both forward and backward passes for a project Determine a critical path © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–6 Learning Objectives When you complete this chapter you should be able to: Calculate the variance of activity times Crash a project Use Microsoft Project software to create a project © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–7 Bechtel Projects Building 26 massive distribution centers in just two years for the internet company Webvan Group ($1 billion) Constructing 30 high-security data centers worldwide for Equinix, Inc ($1.2 billion) Building and running a rail line between London and the Channel Tunnel ($4.6 billion) Developing an oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea region to Russia ($850 million) Expanding the Dubai Airport in the UAE ($600 million), and the Miami Airport in Florida ($2 billion) © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–8 Bechtel Projects Building liquid natural gas plants in Yemen $2 billion) and in Trinidad, West Indies ($1 billion) Building a new subway for Athens, Greece ($2.6 billion) Constructing a natural gas pipeline in Thailand ($700 million) Building 30 plants for iMotors.com, a company that sells refurbished autos online ($300 million) Building a highway to link the north and south of Croatia ($303 million) © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–9 Strategic Importance of Project Management Microsoft Windows Vista Project: hundreds of programmers millions of lines of code hundreds of millions of dollars cost Hard Rock Cafe Rockfest Project: 100,000 + fans planning began months in advance © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 10 Steps in Project Crashing Update all activity times If the desired due date has been reached, stop If not, return to Step © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 93 Crashing The Project Time (Wks) Activity Normal Crash A B C D E F G H 4 1 2 2 Cost ($) Crash Cost Critical Normal Crash Per Wk ($) Path? 22,000 30,000 26,000 48,000 56,000 30,000 80,000 16,000 22,750 34,000 27,000 49,000 58,000 30,500 84,500 19,000 750 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 500 1,500 3,000 Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Table 3.5 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 94 Crash and Normal Times and Costs for Activity B Activity Cost Crash Crash Cost – Normal Cost Crash Cost/Wk = Normal Time – Crash Time $34,000 — $33,000 — Crash Cost $32,000 — $34,000 – $30,000 3–1 $4,000 = = $2,000/Wk Wks = $31,000 — $30,000 — — Normal Cost Figure 3.16 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc Normal | Crash Time | | Normal Time Time (Weeks) – 95 Critical Path And Slack Times For Milwaukee Paper 0 0 Start 0 A 2 2 Slack = 4 10 Slack = 0 4 B 3 4 Slack = © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc C D Slack = E F 13 Slack = 13 Slack = 13 8 G 13 H 15 15 Slack = 13 Slack = Figure 3.17 – 96 Advantages of PERT/CPM Especially useful when scheduling and controlling large projects Straightforward concept and not mathematically complex Graphical networks help highlight relationships among project activities Critical path and slack time analyses help pinpoint activities that need to be closely watched © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 97 Advantages of PERT/CPM Project documentation and graphics point out who is responsible for various activities Applicable to a wide variety of projects Useful in monitoring not only schedules but costs as well © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 98 Limitations of PERT/CPM Project activities have to be clearly defined, independent, and stable in their relationships Precedence relationships must be specified and networked together Time estimates tend to be subjective and are subject to fudging by managers There is an inherent danger of too much emphasis being placed on the longest, or critical, path © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 99 Project Management Software There are several popular packages for managing projects Primavera MacProject Pertmaster VisiSchedule Time Line Microsoft Project © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 100 Using Microsoft Project Program 3.1 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 101 Using Microsoft Project Program 3.2 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 102 Using Microsoft Project Program 3.3 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 103 Using Microsoft Project Program 3.4 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 104 Using Microsoft Project Program 3.5 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 105 Using Microsoft Project Program 3.6 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 106 Using Microsoft Project Program 3.7 © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc – 107 ... Project Management Project Planning The Project Manager Work Breakdown Structure Project Scheduling © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–2 Outline - Continued Project Controlling Project Management. .. Building a highway to link the north and south of Croatia ($ 303 million) © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–9 Strategic Importance of Project Management Microsoft Windows Vista Project: hundreds of... Determine a critical path © 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc 3–6 Learning Objectives When you complete this chapter you should be able to: Calculate the variance of activity times Crash a project Use Microsoft