Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol.1 [electronic resource] / edited by Christoph Schwindt, Jürgen Zimmermann.

Volume 1: Part I: Single-modal Project Scheduling: Minimizing the Project Duration -- Part II: Single-modal Project Scheduling: Alternative Objectives -- Part III: Multi-modal Project Scheduling -- Volume 2: Part IV: Multi-Project Problems -- Part V: Project Scheduling Under Uncertainty and Vagueness -- Part VI: Managerial Approaches -- Part VII: Applications, Case Studies and Information Systems.

Due to the increasing importance of product differentiation and collapsing product life cycles, a growing number of value-adding activities in the industry and service sector are organized in projects. Projects come in many forms, often taking considerable time and consuming a large amount of resources. The management and scheduling of projects represents a challenging task, and project performance may have a considerable impact on an organization's competitiveness. This handbook presents state-of-the-art approaches to project management and scheduling. More than sixty contributions written by leading experts in the field provide an authoritative survey of recent developments. The book serves as a comprehensive reference, both, for researchers and project management professionals. The handbook consists of two volumes. Volume 1 is devoted to single-modal and multi-modal project scheduling. Volume 2 presents multi-project problems, project scheduling under uncertainty and vagueness, managerial approaches and a separate part on applications, case studies, and information systems.