The grid technique depicts the logistical and temporal relationships between multiple processes. Here, with the help of a start and end date, a grid is drawn up visualizing all the activities, which further enables the identification of critical paths.
Brief description
The grid technique is a basic optimization tool that is used in numerous methods. With the help of the plan grid, the following issues are explained:
- What activities are on the critical path,
- In what order the activities must be performed,
- Whether the project is within the allotted time, and
- Whether and how, if any, action can be accelerated.
Such processes that do not have their own field of action, whose end and start dates are precisely outlined, are defined as a critical path. Failure to meet a given time point leads to postponement of the end of the project.
Grid for order termination
The image shows a grid (process graphs) with five workplaces. In a given box, there is a starting point under the number of workplaces as well as to the right of the time units for task development. The arrows and numbers between the workplaces symbolize transition periods.
Application
Under the network technique, a plan is formed whose individual links correspond to activities.
To be presented:
- duration of individual processes,
- earliest starting point (FAZ),
- later starting point (SAZ),
- earliest endpoint (FEZ),
- subsequent endpoint (SEZ)
- buffer time.
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