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An Analysis Of Program Evaluation And Review Technique (Pert), Thomas V. Malloy Jr.
An Analysis Of Program Evaluation And Review Technique (Pert), Thomas V. Malloy Jr.
Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this thesis is to critically review and evaluate the merits of a management technique currently receiving wide acclaim throughout the defense contracting industry. This technique has been referred to as an "operations research or scientific approach to modern management" [Fazer, 9]. The name given this new technique is PERT. PERT stands for Program Evaluation and Review Technique. In non-defense industries, a very similar method known as the Critical Path Method is in wide use. There is very little difference between these two techniques except that PERT is more detailed and attempts to provide the user with a …