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Click the tabs at the bottom of the page to see all 3 problems. Each problem is on a separate page. Problem 1 The following information has been gathered for a project. Activity A B C D E F G H time 4 7 6 5 7 10 8 4 Immed. Pred. A, C B,D D E F,G

A. Draw the network diagram and determine the ES, LS, EF,LF times, the critical path, and the activity slack times. Answers: Critical path: Activity A B C D E F G H

ES

LS

Slack

Problem 2 The director of continuing education at Bluebird University has just approved the planning for a sales-training seminar. Her administrative assistant has identified the various activities that must be done and their relationships to each other, as shown in the table below. Activity A B C D E F G H I J Description Design brochure and course announcement Identify prospective teachers Prepare deatailed outline fo course send brochure and student applications Send teacher applications Select teacher for course Accept students Select text for course Order and receive texts Prepare room for class Immediate Predecessors A B C, E D F G, H G, H

Because of the uncertainty in planning the new course, the assistant also has supplied the following time estimates for each activity. Activity Optimistic Most likely Pessimistic A 10 12 14 B 8 11 14 C 5 7 9 D 15 17 25 E 8 10 12 F 6 9 12 G 4 8 9 H 5 7 9 I 5 8 14 J 7 7 7 The director wants to conduct the seminar 50 working days from now. What is the probability that everything will be ready in time? (Show your work, please) Probability of completion in 50 days:

Problem 3

The New York Transit Authority has recently awarded a contract to the Roberts Corporation. The contract calls for construction of an underground tunnel as part of N.Y.s ongoing rapid transit system project. The contract specifies that the tunnel must be finished within 36 months. Additionally, there is a $1 million a month penalty for each month that project exceeds the time limit and a $320,000 per month bonus for each month the project is completed under the time limit. The table below presents the activities, normal and crash times, normal and crash costs and immediate predecessors. a. Determine the minimum cost to complete this project. Show your work. b. What increase in the dollar amount of the bonus would make reducing the completion time of your planned project schedule advantageous? Activity A B C D E F G H I Description Finalize plan Obtain permits Design tunnel Specify equipment Order equipment Prepare route Evacuate tunnel Test system Certify system
Minimum cost of project: Crashes in order: (use as boxes as you need, enter crash with form at: 'A by 2')

Normal time (mo) 4 6 6 3 4 5 15 5 3

Crash time (mo) 3 4 4 3 3 3 10 4 2

Normal cost ($000) 200 500 800 100 200 400 1500 600 300

Crash cost ($000) 325 800 1200 100 340 500 3500 760 600

Imm. Pred. A A B D C E,F G H

Increase in bonus needed:

m at: 'A by 2')

#1 A B C D E F G H #2 #3

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0