The R&D department is planning to bid on a large project for the development of a new communication system for commercial planes. The accompanying table shows the activities, times, and sequences required. ACTIVITY IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR TIME (WEEKS) A — 4 B A 2 C A 5 D A 5 E B 4 F C     D 4 G D     F 6 H D 3 I E     G     H 7 b. What is the critical path? Note: You may select more than one answer. check all that apply  A-C-F-G-I A-B-E-I A-D-H-I A-D-F-G-I c. Suppose you want to shorten the completion time as much as possible, and you have the option of shortening any or all of B, C, D, and G each one week. Which would you shorten? Note: You may select more than one answer. check all that apply  B C D G E F d-1. What is the new critical path? Note: You may select more than one answer.  check all that apply  A-C-F-G-I A-B-E-I A-D-H-I A-D-F-G-I d-2. What is the earliest completion time for the new critical path?

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The R&D department is planning to bid on a large project for the development of a new communication system for commercial planes. The accompanying table shows the activities, times, and sequences required.

ACTIVITY IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR TIME (WEEKS)
A 4
B A 2
C A 5
D A 5
E B 4
F
 
 D
4
G
 
 F
6
H D 3
I
 
 G 
 
 H
7

b. What is the critical path?

Note: You may select more than one answer.

check all that apply 

  • A-C-F-G-I
  • A-B-E-I
  • A-D-H-I
  • A-D-F-G-I

c. Suppose you want to shorten the completion time as much as possible, and you have the option of shortening any or all of B, C, D, and G each one week. Which would you shorten?

Note: You may select more than one answer.

check all that apply 

  • B
  • C
  • D
  • G
  • E
  • F

d-1. What is the new critical path?

Note: You may select more than one answer. 

check all that apply 

  • A-C-F-G-I
  • A-B-E-I
  • A-D-H-I
  • A-D-F-G-I

d-2. What is the earliest completion time for the new critical path?

 
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