a. Calculate ALL the missing (?) data points. b. Draw the PERT network from the given data. c. Determine ALL the paths. the critical path and its total duration in days

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Activity Event Immediate
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B. The following table shows the various activities of the
development of a new
product in your organization.
10
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Predecessor(s)
A
A
B
B
C
D
E,F,G
|Н
I
Estimates of Activity Duration (Weeks)
Most Likely Pessimistic
(Tm)
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2
?
Optimistic
(TO)
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1
11
|?
3
2
?
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3
5
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14
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(Tp)
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Questions:
a. Calculate ALL the missing (?) data
points.
b. Draw the PERT network from the given
data.
Average
(Te)
?
2
2.2
15
14
3
2.2
14
c. Determine ALL the paths. the critical path and its total
duration in days.
Transcribed Image Text:Activity Event Immediate 1 2 3 4 15 16 7 18 19 B. The following table shows the various activities of the development of a new product in your organization. 10 A B C D E F G H I Predecessor(s) A A B B C D E,F,G |Н I Estimates of Activity Duration (Weeks) Most Likely Pessimistic (Tm) 3 2 ? Optimistic (TO) 2 1 11 |? 3 2 ? 3 3 5 ? 3 12 14 ? (Tp) 4 ? 4 16 5 4 16 5 Questions: a. Calculate ALL the missing (?) data points. b. Draw the PERT network from the given data. Average (Te) ? 2 2.2 15 14 3 2.2 14 c. Determine ALL the paths. the critical path and its total duration in days.
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A network diagram related to the project shows the sequence of the task that is performed to complete a project. It mainly shows the relation of each task with the time duration taken by that activity with respect to the completion of the project. Each task is shown with the boxes connected with each other with arrows. The network diagram can be of two types: - CPM and PERT.

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