Quantitative Analysis: PERT/CPM Analysis
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A construction project is broken down into the following 10 activities:
Activity Immediate Predecessor Time (Weeks)
1 -- 4
2 1 2
3 1 4
4 1 3
5 2, 3 5
6 3 6
7 4 2
8 5 3
9 6, 7 5
10 8, 9 7
a. Find the critical path.
b. If activities 1 and 10 can't be shortened, but activities 2 through 9 can be shortened to a minimum of one
week each at a cost $10,000 per week, which activities would you shorten to cut the project by four weeks?
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The problem set deals with estimating the critical path from provided information.
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