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Operation Management Assignment 2

This document contains two project management examples using Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). The first example provides a network diagram with activities, durations, and predecessors. It asks to identify the critical path(s) and project duration. The critical paths are A-D-H-I-J-K and A-C-G-J-K, with a total project duration of 32 weeks. The second example provides a PERT table with activity times and asks to calculate expected durations, early/late dates, and variance. It identifies the critical path as A-D-H-I-J-K with an estimated completion of 36.5 weeks

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Operation Management Assignment 2

This document contains two project management examples using Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). The first example provides a network diagram with activities, durations, and predecessors. It asks to identify the critical path(s) and project duration. The critical paths are A-D-H-I-J-K and A-C-G-J-K, with a total project duration of 32 weeks. The second example provides a PERT table with activity times and asks to calculate expected durations, early/late dates, and variance. It identifies the critical path as A-D-H-I-J-K with an estimated completion of 36.5 weeks

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Chapter 4: Project Management (CPM & PERT TECHNIQUES)

QUESTION 1

Name: Melissa Wong Pau Yu


No matric: BB18110868

A network consists of the following list. Times are given in weeks.

Activity Preceding Duration


A -- 9
B A 2
C A 12
D A 5
E B 6
F B 8
G C, F 3
H D 2
I H 8
J G, I 6
K E, J 2

a. Draw the network diagram.

B E
A K
A
C G J
A A
F
L
D H
A
b. Which activities form the critical path?

Answer: Path A-D-H-I-J-K and A-C-G-J-K are critical


ABEK: 9+2+6+2=19
ABFGJK=9+2+8+3+6+2=30
ACGJK= 9+12+3+6+2=32
ADHIJK=9+5+2+8+6+2=32

c. What is the duration of the project completion?

Answer: 32 week

QUESTION 2
A PERT problem is detailed in the table below. Times are given in weeks.

Probable
Optimistic Time/ Most likely Pessimistic
Activity Preceding Time time Time
A -- 7 9 14
B A 2 2 8
C A 8 12 16
D A 3 5 10
E B 4 6 8
F B 6 8 10
G C, F 2 3 4
H D 2 2 8
I H 6 8 16
J G, I 4 6 14
K E, J 2 2 5

a. Calculate the expected time and ES, EF, LF, and LS of each activity.
Answer:
Expected time Early Early Late Start Late finish
Start Finish
A ( ) 0 9.5 0 9.5
= 9.5
B ( ) 9.5 12.5 23 26
=3
C ( ) 9.5 21.5 12 24
=12

D ( )
= 5.5 9.5 15 9.5 15
E ( )
=6 12.5 18.5 28 34
F ( )
=8 12.5 20.5 26 24
G ( )
=3 21.5 24.5 24 27
H ( ) 15 18 15 18

I ( )
=9 18 27 18 27
J ( )
=7 27 34 27 34
K ( )
=2.5 34 36.5 34 36.5
b. Draw diagram network for this project. E

K
B
F

Start A G J
C

I
D H

c. What are the project variance and the project standard deviation?

A-B-E-K 9.5+3+6+2.5 21 weeks


A-B-F-G-J-K 9.5+3+8+3+7+2.5 33 weeks
A-C-G-J-K 9.5+12+3+7+2.5 34 weeks
A-D-H-I-J-K 9.5+5.5+3+9+7+2.5 36.5 weeks

Critical Path is A-D-H-I-J-K with project completion of 36.5 weeks

Variance ( ) 1.361+1.361+1+2.778+0.25=9.528

Standard deviation √ =3.087

d. What is the estimated completion time?

ANS: Critical Path A-D-H-I-J-K with completion 36.5 weeks

e. What is the probability of completion of the project after week 40?

ANS: The probability of completion of the project x=40

Z= X-Critical Path

Standard Deviation
=40-36.5
3.087
=1.1326
= Probability of completion of the project before week 40=0.8708 or 87.08%

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