A project planning technique that is used for developing strategy and schedules for an undertaking using a single-time estimate for each activity of which the project is comprised. In its basic form, it is concerned with determining the critical path, that is, the longest sequence of activities through the project network from beginning to end. See Project evaluation and review technique; Network planning; Project management.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Critical path method (CPM) . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_196
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