Project Management

1. Use the project activities that follow to determine the following to construct the PERT/CPM
network, compute the length of each path in the network and indicate the critical path. Next,
find the slack of each activity.

Activity Activity Predecessor Time (week)

A - 4
B - 7
C A 8
D A 3
E B 9
F C 5
G C 2
H D, E, F 6
I B 5

2. Proton was inspected by OSHA and found to be in violation of a number of safety

regulations. The OSHA inspectors ordered Proton to alter some existing machinery to make it
safer (e.g: add safety guard); purchase some new machinery to make safer passages and
unobstructed entrance and exits. OSHA gave Proton only 35 weeks to make the changes; if
the changes were not made by then the mail would be fined RM300 000. Proton determined
the activities in a PERT network that would have to be completed and the estimate the
indicated activity times, as shown in the table below. Construct the PERT network for the
project and determine the following:
a. Expected activity time.
b. Earliest and latest activity times and activity slack
c. Critical path
d. Expected project duration and variance.
e. The probability that the project will be fined RM300 000

Activit Activity Time estimate (weeks)

Description
y Predecessor a m b
A - Order new machinery 1 2 3
B - Plan new physical layout 2 5 8
C - Determine safety changes in existing 1 3 5
machinery
D A Received equipment 4 10 25
E A Hire new employees 3 7 12
F B Make plant alterations 10 15 25
G C Make changes in exiting machinery 5 9 14
H D, E Train new employees 2 3 7
I D, E, F Install new machinery 1 4 6
J D, E, F, G Relocate old machinery 2 5 10
K H, I, J Conduct employee safety orientation 2 2 2