Problem 2: Chicago Project You are asked to manage an upcoming project for a client based in Chicago. Your supervisor, Susan, asked you to determine if the project will be completed in 2 months (60 days). Susan sent you the estimated time durations (in days) for the project. The information is given below: 4. Your supervisor was told that the client would like to complete the project in 56 days. Which path in the project network has the greatest risk of running over this new deadline of 56 days? 5. Prepare a report for Susan regarding your findings. Include your recommended strategy to finish the project in the least possible time.

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Problem 2: Chicago Project

You are asked to manage an upcoming project for a client based in Chicago. Your supervisor, Susan, asked you to determine if the project will be completed in 2 months (60 days). Susan sent you the estimated time durations (in days) for the project. The information is given below:

4. Your supervisor was told that the client would like to complete the project in 56 days. Which path in the project network has the greatest risk of running over this new deadline of 56 days?

5. Prepare a report for Susan regarding your findings. Include your recommended strategy to finish the project in the least possible time.

Activity
Immediate
Optimistic
Most Likely
Pessimistic
Predecessor
Time
Time
Time
A
10
12
15
B
A
6
10
14
A
10
15
20
A
9
18
E
5
8.
F
C,E
10
12
13
G
В
12
14
16
H
B,D
18
21
24
I
B,D
10
15
20
F.G.H
8
10
14
Transcribed Image Text:Activity Immediate Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic Predecessor Time Time Time A 10 12 15 B A 6 10 14 A 10 15 20 A 9 18 E 5 8. F C,E 10 12 13 G В 12 14 16 H B,D 18 21 24 I B,D 10 15 20 F.G.H 8 10 14
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Step 1 - Introduction

Given data is

Operations Management homework question answer, step 1, image 1

Step 2 - Creating flow diagram and calculating expected completion time

Calculating expected completion time:

The formula to calculate expected completion is

Expected completion time=to+4tm+tp/6

Here.

to = optimistic time

tm = most likely time

tp = pessimistic time

The expected completion time of all the activities is shown below.

Operations Management homework question answer, step 2, image 1

Now the flow diagram of the project is shown below

Operations Management homework question answer, step 2, image 2

 

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