How to use Process Planning(PERT)
Toru-YaHow to use Process Planning(PERT)
Gofard can calculate the minimum time required for projects with multiple parallel processes based on PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique), a process management technique.
It is important in the management of research progress to know the overall expected completion time and the key processes that will be the rate-limiting factors.
The Arrow Diagram below is a way to visualize the entire project including multiple parallel processes.
An example is the arrow diagram of a multi-process organic synthesis plan.
The joining points of the arrows 1-9 are called nodes, and each node is indicated by each process work between them.
To calculate the minimum time required for a project in Gofard, please create a csv file of the work table according to the diagram as shown in the table below.
※For a node, the starting and ending points must converge to a single point to be calculated correctly. In this example, dummy operations A and B are added to bring the starting and ending points together.
Input the work table data and the push the output button, a Gantt chart showing the time required is output.
You can see that the minimum time required for this project is 10day.
The critical path (CR) is shown in red bar and the non-Critical Path (NC) is shown in blue bar.
And for NC process, the spare time is shown in light blue on the right side of the bar.
