schedule-cost-link
Link schedule activities to cost items. Create cost-loaded schedules, generate cash flow curves, and track earned value.
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# Schedule-Cost Linker
## Business Case
### Problem Statement
Integrating schedule and cost requires:
- Linking activities to budget items
- Creating cost-loaded schedules
- Generating cash flow forecasts
- Tracking earned value metrics
### Solution
Systematic linkage between schedule activities and cost data to enable integrated project control.
## Technical Implementation
```python
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional, Tuple
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import date, timedelta
from enum import Enum
from collections import defaultdict
class LoadingMethod(Enum):
UNIFORM = "uniform" # Even distribution
FRONT_LOADED = "front_loaded"
BACK_LOADED = "back_loaded"
BELL_CURVE = "bell_curve"
@dataclass
class ScheduleActivity:
activity_id: str
name: str
start_date: date
finish_date: date
duration: int
percent_complete: float = 0
@dataclass
class CostItem:
cost_code: str
description: str
budgeted_cost: float
labor_cost: float
material_cost: float
equipment_cost: float
@dataclass
class ActivityCostLink:
activity_id: str
cost_code: str
budgeted_cost: float
loading_method: LoadingMethod
@dataclass
class EarnedValueMetrics:
data_date: date
bcws: float # Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (PV)
bcwp: float # Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (EV)
acwp: float # Actual Cost of Work Performed (AC)
sv: float # Schedule Variance
cv: float # Cost Variance
spi: float # Schedule Performance Index
cpi: float # Cost Performance Index
eac: float # Estimate at Completion
etc: float # Estimate to Complete
vac: float # Variance at Completion
class ScheduleCostLinker:
"""Link schedule activities to cost items."""
def __init__(self, project_name: str, budget_at_completion: float):
self.project_name = project_name
self.bac = budget_at_completion
self.activities: Dict[str, ScheduleActivity] = {}
self.cost_items: Dict[str, CostItem] = {}
self.links: List[ActivityCostLink] = []
self.actual_costs: Dict[str, float] = {} # activity_id -> actual cost
def add_activity(self,
activity_id: str,
name: str,
start_date: date,
finish_date: date,
percent_complete: float = 0):
"""Add schedule activity."""
duration = (finish_date - start_date).days + 1
self.activities[activity_id] = ScheduleActivity(
activity_id=activity_id,
name=name,
start_date=start_date,
finish_date=finish_date,
duration=duration,
percent_complete=percent_complete
)
def add_cost_item(self,
cost_code: str,
description: str,
budgeted_cost: float,
labor_pct: float = 0.4,
material_pct: float = 0.5,
equipment_pct: float = 0.1):
"""Add cost item."""
self.cost_items[cost_code] = CostItem(
cost_code=cost_code,
description=description,
budgeted_cost=budgeted_cost,
labor_cost=budgeted_cost * labor_pct,
material_cost=budgeted_cost * material_pct,
equipment_cost=budgeted_cost * equipment_pct
)
def link_activity_cost(self,
activity_id: str,
cost_code: str,
loading_method: LoadingMethod = LoadingMethod.UNIFORM):
"""Link activity to cost item."""
if activity_id not in self.activities:
return
cost_item = self.cost_items.get(cost_code)
budgeted = cost_item.budgeted_cost if cost_item else 0
self.links.append(ActivityCostLink(
activity_id=activity_id,
cost_code=cost_code,
budgeted_cost=budgeted,
loading_method=loading_method
))
def record_actual_cost(self, activity_id: str, actual_cost: float):
"""Record actual cost for activity."""
self.actual_costs[activity_id] = actual_cost
def _distribute_cost(self,
cost: float,
start_date: date,
duration: int,
method: LoadingMethod) -> Dict[date, float]:
"""Distribute cost over activity duration."""
daily_costs = {}
if duration <= 0:
return {start_date: cost}
if method == LoadingMethod.UNIFORM:
daily = cost / duration
for i in range(duration):
daily_costs[start_date + timedelta(days=i)] = daily
elif method == LoadingMethod.FRONT_LOADED:
total_weight = sum(range(duration, 0, -1))
for i in range(duration):
weight = (duration - i) / total_weight
daily_costs[start_date + timedelta(days=i)] = cost * weight
elif method == LoadingMethod.BACK_LOADED:
total_weight = sum(range(1, duration + 1))
for i in range(duration):
weight = (i + 1) / total_weight
daily_costs[start_date + timedelta(days=i)] = cost * weight
elif method == LoadingMethod.BELL_CURVE:
# Simplified bell curve
mid = duration / 2
for i in range(duration):
distance = abs(i - mid)
weight = 1 - (distance / mid) * 0.5
daily_costs[start_date + timedelta(days=i)] = cost * weight / duration
return daily_costs
def generate_cost_loaded_schedule(self) -> pd.DataFrame:
"""Generate cost-loaded schedule."""
data = []
for link in self.links:
activity = self.activities.get(link.activity_id)
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