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The case describes the development of a project to build an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, Offloading) unit in the Fene shipyard, one of the business units of the Spanish military and civil shipbuilding company Izar. The project is a novelty for the company in that for the first time it has decided to use the critical chain method, an application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to project management.
Collection: IESE (España)
Ref: P-1056-E
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 21
Publication Date: Feb 10, 2003
Language: English, Spanish
Description
The case describes the development of a project to build an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, Offloading) unit in the Fene shipyard, one of the business units of the Spanish military and civil shipbuilding company Izar. The project is a novelty for the company in that for the first time it has decided to use the critical chain method, an application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to project management.
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Year: 2001-2002
Geographic Setting: España
Learning Objective
Study the main features of the Critical Chain method of project management.
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