... Not necessarily. What you are suggesting is similar to a balanced production line that would be very susceptible to variation and breakdowns. Very tough to...
This is a great discussion! This is an area where we have had problems (confusion?) as well. In running multiple projects that span long periods of time,...
In March-April, there was a discussion on this list about feeding buffers. We have since collaborated on a simulation based paper, titled "When Not to Use...
Hi Frank This is a very interesting discussion - and I hope others in the Group find it of value I take the point about the dangers of a balanced line where...
How do I access this paper on yahoogroups.com? ... From: Scott Button To: CriticalChain@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:11 AM Subject:...
Nicholas, If you are concerned about the subcontractors leaving the site and getting them back, perhaps you can provide some incentive to keep them on site...
... Good point. ... Sounds like you've got it nailed...or however it is you fasten tiles to a roof. (I'm more familiar with shingles.) ... To the extent that...
... At... <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/files/> ____________________________________________________ Frank Patrick -- Focused Performance ...
Frank I understand that the people at the Lean Construction Institute are looking at Critical Chain - they reference the Goldratt Books the Goal and Critical ...
Michael We have been discussing the idea of paying subcontractors for their availability. So if there is no work for them on the last day of the week say,...
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Matías Birrell
mbr@...
Oct 1, 2003 8:58 pm
Hi Nicholas, When dealing with subcontractors idle AND want to control cost (not to pay idle hours in excess), it comes into play the resource buffer concept,...
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... If you're talking about AGI's TOCWorld, it's April 13-16, 2004. ____________________________________________________ Frank Patrick -- Focused Performance ...
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Skip Reedy
reedyclans@...
Oct 2, 2003 4:40 am
On 10/1/03 12:53 PM, "Nicholas Fowler" <nicholasfowler@...> ... availability. So if there is no work for them on the last day of the week say, they...
Skip and Mathias and Matias have mentioned concepts that may help explore this issue. ie Throughput, Operating Expense and Negative Branches. Being ...
Hi Nicolas, I just catched up your discussion and noticed that you shifted from CC time scheduling to contract management. If contractor signed the contract...
Nicholas, I still have your last email that I want to reply to, but my time constraints as of late are huge. However, this last post from you popped a thought...
Michael I would be very interested in learning more about your thoughts concerning how resource feeding buffers work in a repetitive ie production environment ...
Hi Ivana The issue we have with subcontractors is that we sign a contract with them that says that they are to start work given a 14 day notice period. We...
... I haven't done so personally with my CCPM implementation clients, but there are folks out there in the DoD world that have combined the two. There is also...
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Skip Reedy
reedyclans@...
Oct 3, 2003 4:35 am
Nicholas, Your issues with not having enough of a resource show up when requested, reminded me of a friend of mine that had a Critical Chain project in a ...
Skip Your description of the chaotic nature of projects is unfortunately pretty accurate. In construction project teams do not have control of the resources. ...
I know that Sciforma's PS8.5 supports creating earned value calculations from a CCPM plan. I've never tried it myself, but I've read over the documentation. My...
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Skip Reedy
reedyclans@...
Oct 4, 2003 4:14 am
Nicholas, Yes, resource buffers are wake up calls. They are used where a resource is to start or re-start working on the project. They are not necessary when...
Hi Skip Interesting that you mention loyalty. We have a culture of being 'fair' with our subcontractors i.e. not being contractual. In a lot instances this...
Hello, my name is Renato gandara i´m production engineer student of brazil an a decide to present my final projet in Critical Chain (aplication of Theory of...
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Matías Birrell
mbr@...
Oct 5, 2003 7:05 pm
I think that for a start, you could look for articles in: www.focusedperformance.com www.pdinstitute.com Matias Birrell ... brazil ... ...
RE: Controlling costs on non-critical resources. (Those subcontractors who finish their work in four days and might be idle on the fifth day.) Another option...
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Jim Bowles
jim_bowles@...
Oct 7, 2003 12:53 pm
It hardly seems appropriate to talk about improving loyalty by having a reward and punishment system. That's probably what caused the difficult behaviour in...
