Abstract

In mid-2010, MNO, one of the reputed construction companies in India, bagged a construction project. The company CEO Chandra faced a few dilemmas where implementation of the newly bagged project was concerned as the project had to be completed without any time delay. The Director (planning and development), Vijay, had to prepare a report on the scheduling of the project keeping the various constraints in mind. The case is designed for MBA/MS level students as part of their Project Management/Operations Research curriculum.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• To understand the classification of scheduling problems
• To understand the basic concepts of Time-Constrained Project with smoothing resources
• To understand how to develop a Schedule for Time-Constrained Project

Keywords

Project management Operations research, Scheduling,Time-Constrained Project, Smoothing, Infrastructure