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Pert & CPM: Problem
Pert & CPM: Problem
Widgetco is about to introduce a new product. One unit of this product is produced by assembling subassembly 1 and subassembly
2. Before production begins on either subassembly, raw materials must be purchased and workers must be trained. Before the
subassemblies can be assembled into the final product, the finished subassembly 2 must be inspected. A list of activities, their
predecessors, and their durations is given in the following Table.
E Inspect subassembly 2 D 10
Problem:
1. Starting time is 0.
2. Computation is from left to right, hence the direction of the arrows. Add the time.
3. At the nodes, the time that yields the highest figure should be used.
The Critical Path is when the Slack Time is zero. This means that activities with 0 slack time should never be
delayed. A delay of any activities within the critical path means a delay in the entire project.
Critical Path Activities (B-C-E-F) is shown in the figure below:
t= 7
t= 9 D
B t=10
C t= 8 t=12
START FINISH
t= 6 t= 0 E
t= 0 F H
A
Problems solution:
1. Draw a project diagram (network) for this project? (see the figures above)
2. What is the total project time? Answer: 39 days
3. What is the critical path? Answer: Activities B-C-E-F