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Calculating the Expected Project Duration

Task time estimates for the modification of an assembly line at Jim Goodale's Carbondale, Illinois, factory are as follows: ACTIVITY TIME (IN HOURS) IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS A 6.0 B 7.2 C 5.0 A D 6.0

Resource Leveling and Heuristics

Need assistance on at least a 200 word response for the following two questions 1. Describe resource leveling, its objectives, and the basic techniques to perform it? 2. What are any four heuristics for prioritizing resource allocation to activities? Why would a project manager choose one above another?

Procurement plan process

The project that you have been asked to research will be the foundation for the development of the project procurement plan. Your senior director has asked you to build a presentation that will be an overview of the project procurement plan. Diagram the procurement management process. Include in your presentation diagram how pro

Comparison of project management software

The company you work for has grown in size in a very short time. Due to the scale and type of projects coming in, there is a need to adopt a project management software. You are tasked with researching the different project management software available and choosing three of the researched software to report on. Your report shou

Forecast using moving average and waighted moving average

see attached 1- What is the forecast for your Year 6 sales using a 2-year moving average? 2-What is the MAD based upon a 2-year moving average? 3-What is the forecast for your Year 6 sales using a weighted 2-year moving average with weights of 70% for the most recent year and 30% for the year before that? 4-What is t

Project Scheduling: Network Diagrams and the Critical Path

Using the following activities and their relationships contract a PDM network. 1. A Start Milestone starts the project 2. Activities A and B can start at the milestone 3. Activity C follows the completion of A 4. Activity D can start after A finishes 5. Activity E cannot start until B is finished 6. Activity F starts after

Need assistance on the following two essay questions

Compare and contrast the bottom-up budgeting process with the top-down budgeting process. Make sure to discuss their advantages and disadvantages in regard to estimating project budgets and when it is appropriate to use each process. Explain what must be identified in order to construct a network. What are the strengths and w

Systems Theory and Conflict Resoloution

Systems theory is a method of analyzing conflict that goes beyond looking at individual behavior and goals, and instead focuses on the patterns of interactions between individuals as a part of a whole organization. Systems theory also focuses on the roles that individuals play within organizations. Review the Webuwrite Academ

Effective Project Managers for Successful Projects

Write a short essay on why a project manager should have these characteristics and their relevance to managing a project. - Discuss why project managers are integral to managing successful projects. - Explain the relevance of the following characteristics: knowledge, performance, and personal. - Identify how you can build

Formula for Simpson's Diversity index

In the Rocky Mountain region, there are endangered species like jumping mice and burrowing owls that are protected by the EPA. If you want to build a roadway to facilitate traffic congestions in Denver, part of your plan will include using Simpson's diversity index to calculate the number of organisms in two communities. If EPA

Supply Chain Management Explained

Supply chain management is the integration of activities that procure materials and services, transform them into intermediate goods and final products, and deliver them to customers. The production, distribution, and sale of both goods and services are bound by constraints in demand, supply, capacity, capability, and a myriad o

Pan Europa and Hostile Takeover

Need at least 600 words in length defending your response to the following questions: Strategically, what must Pan-Europa do to keep from becoming the victim of a hostile takeover? What should Pan-Europa do now that they have won the price war? Who should lead the way for Pan-Europa?  Using net present value (NPV), cond

Management for Matrix Organization

• In a matrix organization, people are often assigned full-time to a project. What is the responsibility of the project manager to the assigned resource and to the manager the resource is "borrowed" from? • What should be the role of the project manager in the planning endeavors, including strategic and operational planning

Leadership, Engineering, and Excel

1. Briefly explain each of the four levels of Maturity (M1 through M4) individually in the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory. 2. Describe concurrent engineering briefly. Please give an example. 3. In Excel's Histogram tool, how are bins defined? Briefly explain

Dependent and Indendent Variables: Water Bill Example

For the purpose of this discussion assume that you are billed monthly based on the actual amount of water used the prior month, not on a levelled "same amount per month" payment plan. 1. Consider your monthly water bill - define the dependent and independent variables used. Remember the dependent will change because of the in

Contracts and contract law

Consult the Pricing Guide Index if you hit an area and are not comfortable with your knowledge. Taking time to go through these hints will benefit you and your success. 1. Many of the questions deal with direct and indirect costs. This includes examples you will be given and asked which element would be charged as direct or i

A Project Life Cycle

Describe the "typical" life cycle of most projects. Discuss the different phases of the life cycle. What factors contribute to a projects life cycle not being "typical"?

Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Determine the following: a. Expected activity times b. Earliest start and finish times c. Latest start and finish times d. Activity Slack e. Critical Path Expected Project duration and standard deviation. (See attached file for full problem)

Optimal allocation of jobs to machines

Fibrous Incorporated makes products from rough tree fibers. Its product line consists of five items processed through one of five machines. The machines are not identical, and some products are better suited to some machines. Given the following production time in minutes per unit, determine an optimal assignment of product to m

Order release: MRP Sample Problem

Complete the following MRP matrix for Item X. Determine when orders should be released and the size of those orders. Item: X LLC: 0 Period Lot Size: Min 50 LT: 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gross Requirements 25 30 56 25 100 40 30 20 Scheduled Receipts 50 Projected on Hand 30 Net Requirements

Arsenal Eletronics Plant Location Case Study

Arsenal Electronics is going to construct a new $1.2 billion semiconductor plant and has selected four towns in the Midwest as potential sites. The important location factors and ratings for each town are as follows: Scores (0 to 100) Location Factor Weight Abbeton Bayside Cane Creek Dunnville Work ethics 0.18 80 90 70 7

Barrows Textile Mills: Maximizing Profit

Barrows Textile Mills produces two types of cotton cloth: denim and corduroy. Corduroy is a heavier grade of cotton cloth and requires 7.5 pounds of raw cotton per yard. On the other hand, denim requires 5 pounds of raw cotton per yard. A yard of corduroy requires 3.2 hours of processing time while a yard of denim requires 3.0 h

Activity in Process Management

1. Define process management. 2. Briefly summarize the major activities involved in process management (design, control, improvement) 3. Differentiate between value-creation processes and support processes.

Project Management: Earned Value Computation

Following are data reporting progress on a project. Work on all tasks contained in the table is scheduled to be complete as of the day of the report. Budget Begun? Complete? Actual cost Earned Value Task A 3,100 Yes Yes 3,100 Task B 4,000 Yes Yes 4,500 Task C 2,500 Yes Yes 2,250

Numerical Example of Statistical Process Control

One of the stages in the process of making denim cloth at the Southern Mills Company is to spin cotton yarn onto spindles for subsequent use in the weaving process. Occasionally the yarn breaks during the spinning process, and an operator ties it back together. Some number of breaks is considered normal; however, too many breaks

Outsourcing: Justification & Concerns

Identify the reasons why companies outsource Some of the reasons companies outsource are: "to access skills and technologies, to reduce both fixed and recurrent costs, to allow the organization to focus on its core business, to provide flexibility and to increase accountability" (Schwalbe, 2014, p.481-482). "The shortage of q

Project management plan for motorcycle conversion

1. Describe the project scope and project management plan. Align your plan to the overall strategy. 2. Analyze the type of staff that your company would need in order to make the manufacturing switch to motorcycles with larger motors. 3. Prepare four (4) team-building strategies for handling the newly formed team. Discus

IT Outsourcing in Organizations

Search the internet for the term "IT Outsourcing." Find at least two articles that discuss outsourcing, whether beneficial or controversial. Summarize the articles and answer the following questions in a two page paper: What are the main types of goods and services being outsourced? Why are the organizations in the articles

Project Management Process Groups and Phases

Cite and list all references used for each of the five questions. 1. What is project management? Briefly describe the project management framework, providing examples of stakeholders, knowledge areas, tools and techniques and project success factors. 2. Explain the four frames of organization. How can I help project managers