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EARLIEST START TIME [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
DEF

In the critical path method, the earliest time that a schedule activity may be commenced.

CONT

Early dates are figured by a forward pass using a specific date and late dates are figured by using a backward starting from a completion date.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
DEF

Dans le contexte de la méthode du chemin critique, date la plus précoce à laquelle une activité de l'échéancier peut être commencée.

CONT

[...] Pour trouver [les relations entre les temps d'événement et d'activité,] il faut revenir au principe fondamental de calcul des dates au plus tôt des événements et des dates au plus tard des événements.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations Research and Management
  • Organization Planning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
  • Planification d'organisation
DEF

c'est la date la plus proche à laquelle puisse commencer une activité, compte tenu des limitations s'imposant aux activités antérieures.

Spanish

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