Does this mean these the software can level consumable resources, or they just make a warning of some over allocation?
Oracle Primavera P6:
- Adding Resources - Use this task to add resources to the resource pool. Resources include the personnel and equipment that perform work on activities across all projects. Resources are generally reused between activities and/or projects. Resources can be distinguished as either labor, material, or nonlabor. Labor and nonlabor resources are always time-based, and material resources, such as consumable items, use a unit of measure you can specify.
Asta Powerproject:
- http://catalystusa.com/wp-content/docs/WP-2011-Allocating%20Resources%20for%20Construction.pdf [1]
- We use resources to allocate materials. We can also use materials in this way to track stock levels. To do this we use a different type of resource called ‘Consumable Resources’. They are allocated the same way as other resources but have slightly different properties.
Deltek Open Plan:
- http://www.fplotnick.com/CPMinConstructionManagement/DeltekOpenPlanManuals/DeltekOpenPlan35UserGuide.pdf [2]
- Consumable – An individual resource that can be consumed or “used up” over the course of a project. Building materials such as bricks used in a construction project are a typical example of a consumable resource. Units of consumable resources that are not required during one period of availability are carried forward to the next period. For example, assume that the availability of bricks is defined as 3,000 units on a particular day. If the requirement for the bricks is only 2,000 units on that day, Open Plan carries forward the remaining 1,000 units to the next day.
To figure it out we can try resource leveling the following consumable resource scenario [Bricks/Cement&Sand] that is unfeasible unless all are leveled or constrained.
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