le, there is always down time at Craft, where certain workers are not needed on the job they were assigned, and are therefore scheduled to other jobs.Even though Craft runs into many problems, they do not tend to incur many extra costs when the problems occur. Usually, projects need to be crashed in order to get them finished by the desired date. This is due to problems that arise throughout the project. This tends to involve extra costs, many of which can be quite significant. Craft generally figures their projects pretty tight. They usually have a feel of what will happen during the project. The manager keeps a close eye on labor costs, so when a problem does occur, not many extra costs are involved. The company is constantly pulling people away from jobs and having to reschedule. Fortunately for the company, they do a good job of controlling their labor and the project costs.Project scheduling and coordinating is one of the best ways for builders to reduce cycle time. By reducing cycle time, project costs can be reduced and reducing cycle time will maximize capacity. Productivity will increase as well as quality and profitability with shorter cycle times. Because the success of projects depends on the application of project scheduling, consulting companies have developed solely for this purpose. Construction Consultants, Inc. is a company that provides services in project management such as preparing CPM schedules. They assist businesses in developing effective systems by serving in top management positions on major construction projects.Obviously, scheduling is important for any project. Various types of software have been developed to aid project managers in the planning and scheduling process. There are more than sixty computer programs for critical path scheduling alone! There are also on-line control models designed for network analysis. These are basically decision-making support models that are consistent with the particular m...
