Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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The accompanying table shows the activities, times, and sequences required:
ACTIVITY IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR
TIME (WEEKS)
A
3
B
2
C
4
4
6
6
DEFGHH
I
✔A-C-F-G-
? A-B-E-I
b. What is the critical path? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check
mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.)
? A-D-H-
? A-D-F-G-
B
✓C
c. Suppose you want to shorten the completion time as much as possible, and you have the option of shortening any or all of B. C, D.
and G each one week. Which would you shorten? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question
mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong
answer.)
✔A-D-H-
A
A
A
B
? A-B-E-I
C, D
D, F
D
E, G, H
d-1. What is the new critical path? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a
check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.)
A-C-F-G-
? A-D-F-G-
2
3
3
Completion time 16
d-2. What is the earliest completion time for the new critical path?
weeks
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Transcribed Image Text:The accompanying table shows the activities, times, and sequences required: ACTIVITY IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR TIME (WEEKS) A 3 B 2 C 4 4 6 6 DEFGHH I ✔A-C-F-G- ? A-B-E-I b. What is the critical path? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.) ? A-D-H- ? A-D-F-G- B ✓C c. Suppose you want to shorten the completion time as much as possible, and you have the option of shortening any or all of B. C, D. and G each one week. Which would you shorten? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.) ✔A-D-H- A A A B ? A-B-E-I C, D D, F D E, G, H d-1. What is the new critical path? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.) A-C-F-G- ? A-D-F-G- 2 3 3 Completion time 16 d-2. What is the earliest completion time for the new critical path? weeks
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