Move engineering division 2 Build pontoon bridges Create supply lines 4 11 Develop plan Advance Cavalry reconnaissance Artillery placement cavalry scout Attack 1 12 2 3 1 1 Plan fortifications 7 10 3 Army 8 march Cavalry disruption of enemy supply lines 3 4 Troops build earthworks 4

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In one of the little-known battles of the Civil War, General Tecumseh Beauregard lost the Third
Battle of Bull Run because his preparations were not complete when the enemy attacked. If the
critical path method had been available, the general could have planned better. Suppose that the
following planning network, with activity times in days, had been available: Determine the earliest and latest activity times and the activity slack for the network. Indicate
the critical path and the time between the general’s receipt of battle orders and the onset of
battle. 

Move
engineering
division
2
Build
pontoon bridges
Create
supply lines
4
11
Develop
plan
Advance
Cavalry
reconnaissance
Artillery
placement
cavalry scout
Attack
1
12
2
3
1
1
Plan
fortifications
7
10
3
Army
8
march
Cavalry disruption
of enemy supply lines
3
4
Troops build
earthworks
4
Transcribed Image Text:Move engineering division 2 Build pontoon bridges Create supply lines 4 11 Develop plan Advance Cavalry reconnaissance Artillery placement cavalry scout Attack 1 12 2 3 1 1 Plan fortifications 7 10 3 Army 8 march Cavalry disruption of enemy supply lines 3 4 Troops build earthworks 4
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