You have to resource load the activities. In MSP, you can resource load based on the number of teams you are planning and set the priority of the section (say if I set the same resource to the following sections with the assigned priorities P1S1=600, P2S1 = 550, P1S2=500,PS2=450 max priority is <1000). Depending on the no. of sections you have to choose the decrement (you can start from 999 itself) and then click level resource . They will automatically adjust. in the above example the sequence of completion will be P1S1, P2S1,P1S2,P2S2,PP1S3,P2S3 etc, P1 and P2 will be completed at an almost equal rate. If you want to complete them exactly at the same time, you will have to choose two independent resources.
Although Satish has described the method I prefer not to use the resource levelling in the software but apply what is commonly known as "soft logic".
You need to break down the distance of each pipeline into the length that a crane can side lift the pre welded pipeline into the trench in one day.
Put the crane operation into the logic as a one day task then link the crane tasks FS between the pipelines.
Normally the critical path in a pipeline goes through the welding operation so you may decide that deploying only one crane is a false economy - especially if you are using automatic welding.
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15 years 9 monthsDear Samuel,You have to
Dear Samuel,
You have to resource load the activities. In MSP, you can resource load based on the number of teams you are planning and set the priority of the section (say if I set the same resource to the following sections with the assigned priorities P1S1=600, P2S1 = 550, P1S2=500,PS2=450 max priority is <1000). Depending on the no. of sections you have to choose the decrement (you can start from 999 itself) and then click level resource . They will automatically adjust. in the above example the sequence of completion will be P1S1, P2S1,P1S2,P2S2,PP1S3,P2S3 etc, P1 and P2 will be completed at an almost equal rate. If you want to complete them exactly at the same time, you will have to choose two independent resources.
Regards,
Satish
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19 years 10 monthsHi SamuelAlthough Satish has
Hi Samuel
Although Satish has described the method I prefer not to use the resource levelling in the software but apply what is commonly known as "soft logic".
You need to break down the distance of each pipeline into the length that a crane can side lift the pre welded pipeline into the trench in one day.
Put the crane operation into the logic as a one day task then link the crane tasks FS between the pipelines.
Normally the critical path in a pipeline goes through the welding operation so you may decide that deploying only one crane is a false economy - especially if you are using automatic welding.
Best regards
Mike Testro