Quantitative analysis:Networks, PERT, critical path.
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Company X has been told to install some new equipment. The company has 16 weeks to install the equipment. Using the following information:
IMMEDIATE ACTIVITY TIMES
ACTIVITY PREDECESSORS a m b
A --- 1 2 3
B --- 2 3 4
C A 1 2 3
D B 2 4 6
E C 1 4 7
F C 1 2 9
G D, E 3 4 11
H F, G 1 2 3
1.) What is the Critical Path?
2.) What is the expected completion time?
3.) Which activities have slack time and what are their respected slack times?
4.) What is the probability that the project can be completed in 16 weeks? (Show Work)
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The problem set deals with estimating project duration, probability of completion etc under Program evaluation and review technique methodology.
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