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Dave Fletcher (see Problem 3.10) was able to determine the activity times for constructing his laser scanning machine. Fletcher would like to determine ES, EF, LS, LF, and slack for each activity. The total project completion time and the critical path should also be determined. Here are the activity times:

ACTIVITY TIME (WEEKS) ACTIVITY TIME (WEEKS)
A 6 E 4
B 7 F 6
C 3 G 10
D 2 H 7

Data from Problem 3.10
IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE
ACTIVITY PREDECESSOR,(S) ACTIVITY PREDECESSOR(S)
A - E B
B - F B
C A G C, E
D A H D, F

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This solution determines the critical path and project completion time in the given case.

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