Application of a GERT Simulator to a Repetitive Hardware Development Type Project

Abstract GERT has been shown to extend the network logic and capability of PERT/CPM, and to be a tool of considerable utility in systems analysis and design. A repetitive type project for the development of new hardware models is used to demonstrate the potentialities of GERT nomenclature. It is shown that if estimates of time, cost, branching probabilities, etc. can be obtained to describe the network activities, a GERT simulation program provides an effective way to both propose and evaluate changes in management policy.