Practical Operations Management
Practical Operations Management
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781939297136
Author: Simpson
Publisher: HERCHER PUBLISHING,INCORPORATED
bartleby

Concept explainers

bartleby

Videos

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 7, Problem 1DQ
Summary Introduction

Interpretation: Potential disadvantages of critical path methodology

Concept introduction: Critical path methodology is a network analysis approach in project management to find the sequence of activities that has the least resilience and can create a bottleneck situation.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

Potential disadvantages of the critical path methodology:

  • Labour resources are not considered. Scheduling and allocation of personnel to different activities is not considered here.
  • When a critical path approach is useful in new project management, it fails during big projects where the activities and the resultant path can get complicated.
  • Drawing a critical path in project management is a time-consuming process.
  • Critical path method can fail miserably if the data collected is erroneous.
  • If a lot of improvisation is involved, then the critical path will not be a suitable method.

Want to see more full solutions like this?

Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
In the context of project management, what is the critical path?
Assess the planning, monitoring, and controlling of projects using the Program Evaluation and Review Technique(PERT)/Critical Path methods(CPM), including factors such as early start late finish, duration, and precedence in the project path. Share an example of a real world application.
Why should project teams take the time to determine the critical path for a project?
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Operations Management
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Practical Management Science
Operations Management
ISBN:9781337406659
Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:Cengage,
Text book image
Operations Management
Operations Management
ISBN:9781259667473
Author:William J Stevenson
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi...
Operations Management
ISBN:9781259666100
Author:F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B Chase
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Business in Action
Operations Management
ISBN:9780135198100
Author:BOVEE
Publisher:PEARSON CO
Text book image
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
ISBN:9781285869681
Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi...
Operations Management
ISBN:9781478623069
Author:Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher:Waveland Press, Inc.
Inventory Management | Concepts, Examples and Solved Problems; Author: Dr. Bharatendra Rai;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n9NLZTIlz8;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY