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Examples: Project Planning Techniques Network Analysis Critical Path Method (CPM)

1. The critical path of the project network is activities A, D, H, and J, with a total duration of 19 weeks. 2. The free float times are 0 weeks for activities on the critical path and range from 1 to 4 weeks for other activities. 3. Both the free float and total float for activities on the critical path are 0 weeks, while other activities have positive float values.

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Examples: Project Planning Techniques Network Analysis Critical Path Method (CPM)

1. The critical path of the project network is activities A, D, H, and J, with a total duration of 19 weeks. 2. The free float times are 0 weeks for activities on the critical path and range from 1 to 4 weeks for other activities. 3. Both the free float and total float for activities on the critical path are 0 weeks, while other activities have positive float values.

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Project Planning Techniques

Network analysis
Critical Path Method (CPM)

Examples
Examples
Ex1: Determine the critical path by using CPM of the following Table
(project),

Duration
Activities Path (day) Description
A 1─2 3
B 2─3 3 ‫وصف‬
C 2─4 1 ‫مختصر لكل‬
D 3─5 2.5 ‫فعالية‬
E 4─5 2

Ans:
Critical path =3+ 3+ 2.5= 8.5 days

Ex2: Determine the critical path by using CPM of the following Table
(project),

Duration
Activities Path (week) Description
A 1─2 1
B 1─3 4
C 3─5 3
‫وصف مختصر‬
D 3─4 5
‫لكل فعالية‬
E 2─4 2
F 5─6 3
G 4─6 6
Critical path= 4+ 5+ 6= 15 weeks

 Dummy Activity: An imaginary activity that requires no time


and is used to correctly maintain the appropriate precedence
relationships.‫ا‬

Example .
A project to manufacture a product is composed of the following
activities:

Activity Predecessors Duration


(days)
A = train workers ----- 6
B = purchase row material ----- 9
C = manufacture product 1 A, B 8
D = manufacture product 2 A, B 7
E = test product 2 D 10
F = Assemble products 1 and 2 C, E 12

Project network
Example:
Draw the network diagram for the following activities and find:
1. The critical path CPM
2. Find the free float time
3. Find the total float
Activities Preceding Act. Duration (week)

A - 3
B - 2
C B 2
D A 3
E A 2
F C,D 3
G C,D 2
H C,D,E 7
I C,D,E 5
J H,F 6
Solution:

3 6

3 1 6
0
1 8 Tf
0 2 4 8 Ff
E=2
0
0
A=3 H=7
0 I=5 19
D=3 1 L
19 E
13
0 0 4 0

0 4 0 J=6
5 6
B=2
2
F=3
0 C=2
1 3 11
G=2
11
4 2
6
2 2
6

1. The critical path method CPM :ADHJ


2. The free float= Ej- Ei- D i,j
j i
= - -

Note:- free float for critical path is zero


A=3-0-3=0
B=2-0-2=0
C=6-2-2=2
D=6-3-3=0
E=6-3-2=1
F=13-6-3=4
G=19-6-2=11
H=13-6-7=0
I=19-6-5=8
J=19-13-6=0
3. The total float= Li-Ei-Di,j
= j- i-
A=3-0-3=0 Note :-
B=4-0-2=2 The total float for critical path is zero
C=6-2-2=2
D=6-3-3=0
E=6-3-2=1
F=13-6-3=4
G=19-6-2=11
H=13-6-7=0
I=19-6-5=8
J=19-13-6=0

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