Scheduling of

Repetitive Projects

Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Linear Projects

¾ Repetitive uniform of work (multiple houses, …)

¾ Geometrically linear (pipeline, highways,…)

¾ Some non typical units may exist

¾ Projects assumed to be comprised of n typical units

¾ Complex to schedule and monitor

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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Duration-driven Vs Resource-driven Schedule
Duration-driven schedule
¾ Basic units: activities, durations, relationships
¾ Resources are functions of activities durations
¾ Resources are assumed to be available

Resource-driven schedule
¾ More focus on resources
¾ Meeting a deadline
¾ Line of balance (LOB)
¾ Summary diagrams

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Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Line of Balance (LOB)

¾ Meet deadline date

¾ Focus on resources

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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Line of Balance (LOB)

One Activity & 3 Crews

Site
5 Crew 2

4 Crew 1

3 Crew 3

2 Crew 2

1 Crew 1
0 1 2 3
Time

How Many Crews Needed to Meet Deadline ?

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Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Line of Balance (LOB)

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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Line of Balance (LOB)

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Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Line of Balance (LOB)
Sites
Diff. Durations Parallel Crews Stagg. Crews
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Line of Balance Calculations

¾ Crew synchronization and work continuity equation

¾ Computation of project delivery rate to meets a deadline

¾ Calculating resource needs

¾ Drawing the LOB schedule

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Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Line of Balance Calculations

¾ Crew synchronization and work continuity equation

¾ Computation of project delivery rate to meets a deadline

¾ Calculating resource needs

¾ Drawing the LOB schedule

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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Line of Balance Calculations (work continuity)

R=C/D C=DxR
Unit
5

4 Crew 1

3 Crew 3

2 Crew 2 C Crews

1 R Crew 1
0 1 2 3
D Time

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Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Line of Balance Calculations (work continuity)

R = 1 / (D / C) C=DxR
Unit
Crew 3
3

2 Crew 2

1
1 R Crew 1 Time
R
0 1 2 3
D/C D/C D/C

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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Line of Balance Calculations (Meeting a deadline)
Units
n

.
.
.
n-1
2
R Time
1
T1 = CPM Duration of Unit 1

TL = Project Deadline Duration

R = (n – 1) / (TL - T1)

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Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Line of Balance Calculations (Meeting a deadline)
TF = 3 D (2)

A (5) B (5) C (5)

Unit n

A D D C
n-1

B
(TL - T1 ) + TFD
Unit 1 TL - T1

A (5) B (5) C (5)

D (2) TF = 3

R = (n – 1) / (TL - T1) + TF
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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Line of Balance Calculations (work continuity)
¾ Draw the CPM for one unit and determine activities floats; TFi

¾ Calculate CPM duration for one unit; T1

¾ Calculate Ri = (n-1) / (TL - T1) + TFi

¾ Calculating Number of crews needed Ci = Ri x Di

¾ Calculate actual number of crews Cai = Round up Ci

¾ Then calculate actual delivery rates Rai = Cai / Di

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Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Line of Balance Calculations (Example)
¾ A 5 Kilometer pipeline project
¾ The activities involved in one Kilometer is given below
¾ Project deadline 30 days
¾ Assume 2 days buffer time between activities

Activity Duration
Activity name Preceding activities
no. (days)

1 Locate and clear 1 -

2 Excavate 3 1
3 String pipe 1 1
4 Lay pipe 4 2,3
5 Pressure test 1 4
6 Backfill 2 5

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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Line of Balance Calculations (Example)
0 1 3 6 8 12 14 15 17 19
-2 2 (3) -2 4 (4) -2 5 (1) -2 6 (2)
1 (1)
0 1 3 6 8 12 14 15 17 19
-2 -2
3 4
3 (1)
5 6

T1 = 19 days
TL= 30 days
N = 5 units
Ri = (n-1) / TL - T1 + TFi = 4 / (11 + TFi)

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Repetitive Projects Scheduling

Line of Balance Calculations (Example)

Duration Total Ri = Cai =

Activity Ci =Di x Ri Rai = Cai / Di
Di Float 4 / (11+TFi) Round up Ci

1 1 0 0.364 0.364 1 1
2 3 0 0.364 1.092 2 0.667
3 1 2 0.308 0.308 1 1
4 4 0 0.364 1.456 2 0.5
5 1 0 0.364 0.364 1 1
6 2 0 0.364 0.728 1 0.5

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 Repetitive Projects Scheduling
Line of Balance Calculations (Example)
Activity 1:
D= 1 day; R = 1 unit/day; Horizontal projection = n-1 / R = 4/1= 4

No. of
units 4 5 7 8 9 12 16 20 22 23 29 31
5

1 3 2 4 5 6

1 Time
0 1 3 4 6 8 12 18 19 21 23
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