Quantitative analysis: PERT
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A project having the following six activities:
Activity Immediate Crash
Predecessors Time (weeks) Max Crash cost per week
A none 7 7 N/A
B none 3 2 $750
C A 5 3 $1,000
D A, B 6 4 $2,000
E C, D 4 3 $1,250
F D 3 2 $1,000
1. Draw the project network and list the earliest start (ES), earliest finish (EF), latest start (LS) and latest finish (LF) for each task
2. List the tasks on the critical path
3. What is the expected project duration in weeks?
4. What is the slack for each activity?
A: ________ B:_______ C:________ D:_______ E:_______ F:_______
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Solution Summary
The problem set deal with questions under quantitative analysis: Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT).
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- M. Sc., London South Bank University
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