Operations Management
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Chapter 19, Problem 6PA
What is the definition of the latest completion time (LCT) of a project activity?
- a. LCT(Ai) = Max{LST(Aj) for which Aj is a successor of Ai}
- b. LCT(Ai) = Min{LST(Aj) for which Aj is a successor of Ai}
- c. LCT(Ai) = Max{LST(Aj) for which Aj is a predecessor of Ai}
- d. LCT(Ai) = Min{LST(Aj) for which Aj is a predecessor of Ai}
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Chapter 19 Solutions
Operations Management
Ch. 19 - A project has four activities that take 4, 3, 6,...Ch. 19 - Consider the simple dependency matrix shown in...Ch. 19 - Consider a project with two activities that are...Ch. 19 - Prob. 4CQCh. 19 - Prob. 5CQCh. 19 - Prob. 6CQCh. 19 - Prob. 7CQCh. 19 - Prob. 8CQCh. 19 - Prob. 9CQCh. 19 - Prob. 10CQ
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