That’s why a lot of the discussion about schedule optimization is somewhat flawed. Critical path is often constrained just as you said, they can’t be treated as

That’s why a lot of the discussion about schedule optimization is somewhat flawed. Critical path is often constrained just as you said, they can’t be treated as a bunch of isolated job shops. Also, I think it’s also a bad assumption to assume every construction effort is a greenfield project, just like it would be with software. Even multi-million dollar construction projects often have to work around existing infrastructure.