Project planning: chart that shows both progress status and machine loading Identify the chart that simultaneously communicates job progress against time and the allocation/loading of machines or resources. Choose the correct chart type.

GivenWe need a chart that displays progress of work versus time and also conveys machine loading.

Concept/ApproachA Gantt chart (including its load/progress variants) plots activities on a time axis and can stack or color-code bars by machine or workstation to show both schedule progress and resource loading at a glance.

Why others are not best fit• Process chart: shows sequence of operations/inspections, not time-based progress or loading.• Machine load chart: shows loading, but not task progress against time as clearly across all jobs.• Man–machine chart: shows utilization of a single operator and machine, not overall progress across many jobs.

Final AnswerGantt chart (bar chart)