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EARLIEST FINISH DATE [2 records]

Record 1 2014-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
DEF

In the critical path method, the earliest time that a scheduled activity may be finished.

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 terminée.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations Research and Management
OBS

The amount by which an activity's latest finish date overlaps(or interferes with) the next activity's earliest start date. Is equal to the slack on the event separating the two activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
OBS

Temps pendant lequel une tâche dont la fin est fixée au plus tard recouvre la tâche suivante lorsque le début de celle-ci est fixé au plus tôt. Équivaut à la latitude d'apparition d'un événement séparant deux tâches.

Spanish

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