Chapter 1: Q.5-4PE (page 128)
A facility that limits its production to a single product or a set of very similar products.
Focused factory
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What are the underlying assumptions of minimum-cost scheduling? Are they equally realistic?
Schedule the following activities using CPM:
Activity | Immediate Predecessor | Time (Weeks) |
A | _ | 1 |
B | A | 4 |
C | A | 3 |
D | B | 2 |
E | C,D | 5 |
F | D | 2 |
G | F | 2 |
H | E,G | 3 |
Schedule the following activities using CPM:
Activity | Immediate Predecessor | Time (Weeks) |
A | _ | 1 |
B | A | 4 |
C | A | 3 |
D | B | 2 |
E | C,D | 5 |
F | D | 2 |
G | F | 2 |
H | E,G | 3 |
The following activities are part of a project to be scheduled using CPM:
Activity | Immediate Predecessor | Time (Weeks) |
A | _ | 6 |
B | A | 3 |
C | A | 7 |
D | C | 2 |
E | B,D | 4 |
F | D | 3 |
G | E,F | 7 |
Consider the EVM charts in Exhibit 4.12. Are there any other measures you might want to use in the management of a project? What are some controllable variables that may affect the costs being tracked?
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