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CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS [4 records]

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Record 1 2017-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

A way of representing a series of activities connected to one another in diagrams used for critical path scheduling or network analysis. Instead of representing each activity by an arrow(activity on arrow), it is shown by a circle or a modem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
DEF

Activité représentée sous la forme d'un cercle ou d'un nœud dans les graphiques utilisés dans la méthode du chemin critique ou de l'analyse de réseau.

OBS

L'adjectif «nodal» est pris dans le sens de «en forme de nœud».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

A method of representing a series of associated activities in critical path scheduling or network analysis. Each activity is denoted by an arrow, as in the diagram.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
DEF

Activité représentée sous la forme d'un cercle ou d'un nœud dans les graphiques utilisés dans la méthode du chemin critique ou de l'analyse de réseau.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

Type of critical path analysis diagram which by incorporating bar charts indicates not only relationships between activities but also their relative scale and duration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Productivity and Profitability
OBS

Time analysis in critical path planning is the process of estimating elapsed time required for the completion of a project by estimating the time required for the individual activities, finding the longest chain of interdependent activities and events(the critical path), and summing the total. The procedure also provides an estimate of the float available for activities that are not on the critical path.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Productivité et rentabilité
DEF

Estimation du temps requis pour accomplir un projet en tenant compte de chacune des activités qui contribuent à ses réalisations.

Spanish

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