What role does Gantt Chart play in production management?

Gantt chart, also known as bar chart and bar chart, was put forward by henry gantt, one of the pioneers of American scientific management school, as a tool to organize and monitor the progress of projects in the early 20th century.

Gantt chart graphically displays the project list and time scale, identifies the start time and end time of each project, and can visually show when the task plan is carried out and the comparison between the actual progress and the planned requirements.

In the process of a project, it usually involves the control of personnel, time and quality, and often requires cross-departmental cooperation. Therefore, how to control the whole project management process is particularly important, and this goal can be achieved by using Gantt chart.

From the Gantt chart, we can see intuitively:

Duration of the task plan;

② The specific start time and end time of the task;

③ The position of this task in the whole project plan;

④ The workload and rhythm of the overall project plan.

In addition, managers can clearly understand what work needs to be done and what work has been postponed for a task or project through Gantt chart, so as to evaluate the work progress.