AAOM Handbook

RE.03 Is Delivery Date before Scheduled Start Date? Context The objective of the work management processes is to deliver the agreed performance targets of a business area by completing the Right Work, at the Right Time, in the Right Way. Every work package has a distinct window that defines the right time for completion. This window is bounded by the earliest date that the requirements for completion of the first elements of the work can be assembled, and by the date at which an unacceptable outcome is likely to result if all of the work has not been completed. The objective of the scheduling process is to allocate the resources necessary to complete each Task of the work package within this time window. The processes that deliver materials, special tools and contracted resources to the workplace for each Task must therefore ensure that all the specified items will be available for the Scheduled Date of each Task. Since the Schedule Date for a Task can move as the preparation of the work and the schedule progresses, the resourcing process must continually monitor the Scheduled Date for each Task and ensure that the Delivery Date for purchased materials and contracted activities can meet the Scheduled Date. Purpose To check that the promised Delivery Date for materials and contracted activities will meet the current Scheduled Date/Time for each Task. Quantity One decision whether the promised Delivery Date will allow materials to be delivered to the workplace for the Scheduled Date/time for each Task. Quality Use the Resource Status Report to identify critical issues with deliveries. The decision criteria to be used are:  All materials and contracted activities required to meet the outcomes of a Task will be available at the workplace in time for the Scheduled Date/Time of the work. In making the decision consider the following;  the Task Scheduled Date/Time,  list of required materials,  the Delivery Date quoted by the supplier,  the credibility of the supplier’s promised Delivery Date