Practical Management Science
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The table below represents a IS project set of activities, its expected completion time (weeks) and preceding activities.
Activity |
Expected Time (weeks) |
Preceding activities |
A |
5 |
None |
B |
4 |
None |
C |
10 |
A |
D |
8 |
B |
E |
14 |
B |
F |
6 |
C, D |
G |
7 |
D, E, F |
H |
3 |
F, G |
- Draw a network diagram for the IS project shown above. For each activity, calculate its earliest completion time (TE) and latest completion time (TL). Label TE and TL on the network diagram.
- Calculate the slack time for each activity.
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