Linear scheduling method

Linear Scheduling Method (LSM) LSM is a graphical scheduling method focusing on continous resource utilization in repetitive activities. It is believed that it originally adopted the idea of Line-Of-Balance method, developed by US Navy in 1950's. LSM is used mainly in construction industry to schedule resources in repetitive activities commonly found in highway, pipeline, high-rise building projects. These projects are called repetitive projects or linear projects. The main advantages of LSM over Critical Path Method (CPM) is its underlying idea of keeping resource work continously. In other words, it schedules activities in such a way that: 1) resource utlization is maximized. 2) interruption in on-going process is minimized, includin hiring-and-filing. 3) effect of learning curve phenomenon is miximized. These benefits are achieved in LSM by schedule activity start date at the date which will provide such a continuous work flow for the resource. In contrast to CPM, this date scheduled by LSM is not the earliest posible start date of an activity. ...?

Graphical presentation of LSM is also another advantage over Critical Path Method when project consists of repetitive activities.

Picturial example of LSM??