Resource Planning

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents .1

1 Abstract .3

2 Introduction .4

3 . Discussion of Findings .5 3 .1 Methods of Research .5 3 .2 What is Resource Planning .5

3 .2 .1 Human Resource Planning .6

3 .2 .2 Information Technology Resource Planning .7

3 .2 .3 Enterprise Resource Planning .7

3 .2 .4 Service Resource Planning .7

3 .2 .5 Manufacturing Resource Planning .7 3 .3 Work Breakdown Structure .8

3 .3

.1 Representation of Work Breakdown Structure .9

3 .3 .2 Different Terminology for Levels .11

3 .3 .3 Accuracy in the Level of Detail .11

3 .3 .4 Advantages of Work Breakdown Structure .11 3 .4 Cost Breakdown Structure .12

3 .4 .1 First Form of Cost Structure .13

3 .4 .2 Second Form of Cost Structure .13

3 .4 .3 Third Form of Cost Structure .13

3 .4 .4 Fourth Form of Cost Structure .13

3 .4 .5 Fifth Form of Cost Structure .13

3 .4 .6 Representation of Cost Breakdown Structure .14

3 .4 .7 Advantages of Cost Breakdown Structure .16 3 .5 Combination of Work Breakdown and Cost Breakdown Structures .17

3 .5 .1 Advantages of combining WBS and CBS .18

4 Conclusion .18

5 References .19

List of Tables Illustrations

Figure 1 A Work Breakdown Structure Hierarchy .9

Figure 2 An outline form of a Work Breakdown Structure .10

Figure 3 A block diagram of a Cost Breakdown Structure of a Factory .14

Figure 4 An outline form of a Cost...