Operations Management
Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780132921145
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 23P

Four Squares Productions, a firm hired to coordinate the release of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (starring Johnny Depp), identified 16 activities to be completed before the release of the film.

  1. a. How many weeks in advance of the film release should Four squares have started its marketing campaign? What is the critical path? The tasks (in time units of weeks) are as follows:

Chapter 3, Problem 23P, Four Squares Productions, a firm hired to coordinate the release of the movie Pirates of the

  1. b. If activities I and J were not necessary, what impact would this have on the critical path and the number of weeks needed to complete the marketing campaign?
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Four Squares Productions, a firm hired to coordinate the release of the movie Pirates oft he Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (starring Johnny Depp), identified 16 activities to becompleted before the release of the film.                                                                                                       a) How many weeks in advance of the film release should Four Squares have started its marketing campaign? What is the critical path? The tasks (in time units of weeks) are asfollows:b) What is the probability of completing the marketing campaign in the time (in weeks) noted in part a?c) If activities I and J were not necessary, what impact would this have on the critical path and the number of weeks needed to complete the marketing campaign?
A Social Project manager is faced with a project with the following activities:  Activity-ID                                          Description                                                         Duration 1-2                                          Social Work Team to live in Village                            5 Weeks 1-3                                          Social Research Team to do survey                          12 Weeks   3-4                                          Analyse results of survey                                            5 Weeks 2-4                                          Establish Mother & Child Health Program              14 Weeks 3-5                                          Establish Rural Credit Programme                             15 Weeks 4-5                                          carry out Immunisation of under Fives                   4 Weeks   Draw the arrow diagram, using the helpful numbering of the activities, which suggests the…
A Social Project manager is faced with a project with the following activities:  Activity-ID                                          Description                                                         Duration 1-2                                          Social Work Team to live in Village                            5 Weeks 1-3                                          Social Research Team to do survey                          12 Weeks   3-4                                          Analyse results of survey                                            5 Weeks 2-4                                          Establish Mother & Child Health Program              14 Weeks 3-5                                          Establish Rural Credit Programme                             15 Weeks 4-5                                          carry out Immunisation of under Fives                   4 Weeks   Draw the arrow diagram, using the helpful numbering of the activities, which suggests the…

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