Consider the following table
|
Activity
|
Duration
|
Manning
|
|
A
|
10
|
2
|
|
B
|
4
|
3
|
|
C
|
2
|
1
|
|
D
|
4
|
3
|
|
E
|
2
|
2
|
|
F
|
2
|
1
|
|
G
|
1
|
1
|
|
H
|
2
|
2
|
|
K
|
4
|
2
|
The relationships are
Activity C depends on A
Activity D, F, K depend on B
Activity G depends on F
Activity E depends on C, D, G
Activity H depends on E, K
- Draw the network and calculate the forward and backward paths?
- Determine the critical path?
- Construct the Gantt chart and the manning requirements?
- Assume that f people have been assigned to the project and all can do the activities (same skills), redesign the manning requirements and do not exceed the resources?
Additional Requirement
The assignment is belongs to operations management is about critical path analysis or critical path method. This is used to tract the movement of goods or work in progress in a manufacturing unit. By using this method, it is easy to make the quickest way for the goods to be processed and come out of the unit. The path to be taken can differ from company to company and in some cases from product to product.