ABI-301

Management Science-2

Final Period Practical Problems

QUESTION#1

When Fox Commercial opened a new office, they defined a work as project with the following activities and predecessor(s).

Activity / Imm. Predecessor / Time
Weeks
A / -- / 5
B / -- / 3
C / A / 3
D / A / 2
E / D / 4
F / B / 7
G / C,E,F / 2

i.  Draw the project network using AOA & AON?

ii.  How many paths in the network?

iii.  What is the critical path?

iv.  Calculate the Slack of each activity?

v.  If Activity F delayed by 4 weeks what will be the effect of project completion time?

vi.  If Activity C delayed by 3 weeks what will be the effect of project completion time?

QUESTION#2

The following table contains information related to the major activities of a research project. Use the information to do the following:-

a)  Draw a precedence diagram using AOA and AON.

b)  Find the Critical Path.

c)  Determine the SLACK of each activity.

Activity / Imm. Predecessor / Time Weeks
A / -- / 5
C / A / 8
D / C / 2
B / A / 7
E / -- / 3
F / E / 6
I / B,D / 10
M / F,I / 8
G / -- / 1
H / G / 2
K / H / 17
H / K,M

QUESTION#5

From the following network diagram answer the following questions:

1)  The Critical path in the above network diagram is

2)  The time required to finish this project as early as possible is

3)  The slack of activity C and F are ------and ------respectively.

4)  The Early Start ES for Activity H is ------week(s)

5)  In order to get second Critical Path activity E should be delayed by ------weeks

6)  The Early start and late finish for activity J are ------and ------respectively.

7)  The Slack for activity G is

8)  Build the predeceasing tables of the above network.

QUESTION#6

From the following network diagram answer the following questions:

1)  The Critical path in the above network diagram is

2)  The time required to finish this project as early as possible is

3)  The slack of activity B and D are ------and ------respectively.

4)  The Early Start ES for Activity E is ------week(s)

5)  In order to get second Critical Path activity F should be delayed by ------weeks

6)  Build the predeceasing tables of the above network.

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