The techniques of PERT and CPM are being extensively used to solve not only phenomenal problems, such as those connected with missiles and space travel, but also simpler problems costing onlyfew hundred dollars. The objective of this book is to explain what PERT and CPM are and how they can be profitably used to solve such management problems. The text assumes no previous knowledge of network analysis. Every new definition or concept isamply illustrated through examples, which clarify the meaning andprovide for the introduction of a new concept or term.