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Operations management

the systematic optimism of PERT estimates when parallel paths converge, because the latest of several uncertain paths sets the start of the next activity.

In operations management, merge event bias refers to the systematic optimism of PERT estimates when parallel paths converge, because the latest of several uncertain paths sets the start of the next activity. This meaning comes from MacCrimmon (1964) in Operations Research.[1]

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References

MacCrimmon, K. R., & Ryavec, C. A. (1964). An Analytical Study of the PERT Assumptions. Operations Research, 12(1), 16-37. https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.12.1.16

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