Publications / 1997 Proceedings of the 14th ISARC, Pittsburgh, USA

A Computer Aided System for Incorporating the Effects of Rains in Scheduling Planning

Sy-Jye Guo
Pages 87-93 (1997 Proceedings of the 14th ISARC, Pittsburgh, USA, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

Traditional scheduling software such as P 3, OPENPLAN and Microsoft Project have been widely used for schedule. planning for various construction projects. However, these software do not employ the effects of rains in the scheduling process. . Thus, two identical projects would yield the same total project duration even though the weather conditions in two construction sites are totally different. A computer aided system was developed to incorporate the effects of rains in schedule planning. This scheduling system incorporates the MS-Project with built-in macro program to link with a weather data base that contains the distribution of rains for the past 30 years in each county of Taiwan. Once the user locates the construction site and specifies the start date of the project, a proper amount of schedule delays due to the distribution and effects of rains would be yielded and combined with no rain basis to achieve the final completion date. This scheduling system incorporates the historical data of raining pattern in the scheduling process and yields a more applicable and reliable result for schedule planning.

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