Open AccessUsing critical path method for a new project scheduling - the case of a new product launch in production
Author(s) -
Florin Blaga,
Alin Pop,
V Hule,
A Karczis,
D Buzdugan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1009/1/012005
Subject(s) - critical path method , computer science , project management , duration (music) , software , new product development , scheduling (production processes) , product lifecycle , product (mathematics) , systems engineering , process (computing) , operations research , process management , operations management , engineering , operating system , business , geometry , mathematics , art , literature , marketing
The assimilation process must take place in the shortest possible time and with the lowest costs. These desires are achievable through the most efficient procedures. The paper proposes a procedure for managing the assimilation process of a new product, based on the critical path method. The procedure is intended for a company producing plastic products. In the first phase there was a critical analysis of the existing procedure for assimilating a new product. In the following the study presents how the activities carried out for the assimilation of a new product were organized into a project. To implement this project it was used the Microsoft Project software. This is a tool that allows project management to use the critical path method. By applying this method, it can identify the critical activities within the project. In order to minimize the execution time of the project, the execution time of the critical activities must be reduced. The duration of an activity can be reduced by allocating additional resources. Using the Microsoft Project software in the analyzed case, provides to decision makers information that allows them to make decisions that will reduce the duration of the assimilation process of a new product.