CPM-based system for scheduling and allocating resources to project design. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1974.

The critical path method (CPM) for management as used in the design of engineering projects is discussed and a computer program as part of the CPM approach is examined. The input to the computer includes an estimate of time and manpower requirements for each activity of each project, the logical sequence of work activities for each project, the relative importance or priority of each project, and total manpower available to accomplish project design.