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Practice Exercise-Network Diagram Project Duration (CPM)

The project has 8 activities with various predecessors and durations. The critical path runs through activities A, B, C, G, F, I, and J with a total project duration of 15 days. Activities G, F, and I are critical activities with zero slack.

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Practice Exercise-Network Diagram Project Duration (CPM)

The project has 8 activities with various predecessors and durations. The critical path runs through activities A, B, C, G, F, I, and J with a total project duration of 15 days. Activities G, F, and I are critical activities with zero slack.

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Q.

Duration
Activity Predecessor (Days)
A 3
B A 4
C A 2
D B 5
E C 1
F C 2
G D,E 4
H F,G 3

1. Draw a project network diagram


2. Identify critical path and critical activities
3. Identify the project duration
Solution

Activity Predecessor Duration


(Days)

A 3
B A 4
C A 2
D B 5
E C 1
F C 2
G D,E 4
H F,G 3

1. Draw a project network diagram 1


3 D (5)

B (4)
G (1)
A (3) 5

1 2
E (1)
C (2)
F (2)
4
H (3)
6 7
Q.2

Activity Predecessor Duration


(Days)

A 6
B A 2
C A 40
D B 20
E B 9
F D,E 4
G E,C 15
H F,G 3

1. Draw a project network diagram


2. Identify critical path and critical activities
3. Identify the project duration
Q.2 (Critical Path Method)

Duratio
Activity Predecesn
(Days)
A 6
B A 2
C A 40
D B 20
E B 9
F D,E 4
G E,C 15
H F,G 3

1. Draw a project network diagram A (6)


2. Identify critical path and critical activities
3. Identify the project duration 1
D (20)
F (4)
3
5
B (2)
H (3)
E (2) G (15)
6

2 1
C (40)
H (3)
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Q.3 (Critical Path Method)

Activity Predecessor Duration


(Days)

A 2
B 3
A (2)
C 4
D A 1
E B 2
B (3)
F B 5
G C 7 1
H D, E 2
I F,G 3
J H,I 1
1. Draw a project network diagram
2. Identify critical path and critical activities C (4)
3. Identify the project duration

Critical Path Method


Activity A B C D E F
Predecessor Activity (PA) A B B
Duration (T=Time) 2 3 4 1 2 5
Early Start Time (EST) 0 0 0 2 3 3
Early Finish Time (EFT) 2 3 4 3 5 8
Successor Activity (SA) D E,F G H H I
Latest Start Time (LST) 9 3 0 11 10 6
Latest Finish Time (LST) 11 6 4 12 12 11
Slack 9 3 0 9 7 3
Critical Activity YES

Note:
Calculation for EST and EFT
Step1: Activities with no predecessor activity (PA), EST =0
Step2: For all activities, EFT = EST + Activity duration (T)
Step3: Activities with one PA, EST = EFT of PA
Step4: Activities with more than one PA, EST = Max (EFT of all PA)

Calculation for LST and LFT


Step1: Activities with no successor activity (SA), LST =Time of completing Project (TOC)
Step2: For all activities, LST = LFT - Activity duration (T)
Step3: Activities with one SA, LFT = LST of SA
Step4: Activities with more than one SA, LFT = min (LST of all SA)

Calculation for slack


Slack for each activity = LFT - LST (of given activity)

Critical activities
Activity with Slack = 0
D (1)

3 5
A (2)
H (2)

B (3) E (2)
J (1)
2
6
F (5)

G (7)
I (3)
4 3

G H I J
C D,E F,G H,I
7 2 3 1
4 5 11 14 TOC
11 7 14 15 15
I J J
4 12 11 14
11 14 14 15
0 7 0 0
YES YES YES
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