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Critical Path
Critical Path
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Q1. Complete the forward and backward pass. Calculate the slack and identify the Critical path.
0 0 A 5 5 5
5 5
C 30
35 5 35 15 20 35 B 25
5 30
D 5
10 35
35 E 35 80
115 115
115 H
135 145
120 25 145
145 J
155
145 10 155
Calculating slack:
Activity Earliest Earliest Latest start Finish Start ES A B C D E F G H I J 0 5 5 5 35 115 115 115 115 145 EF 5 25 35 10 115 130 145 140 125 155 LS 0 15 5 30 35 130 115 120 135 145 Latest Finish LF 5 35 35 35 115 145 145 145 145 155 Slack LS-ES 0 10 0 25 0 15 0 5 10 0 On Critical Path Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes
Conclusion:
= Critical Path
Q2. Complete the forward and backward pass. Calculate the slack and identify the Critical path.
Activity A B C D E F G H
Predecessor NIL A A B B, C D, E C F, G
time 2 3 4 2 2 4 3 2
2 3
B 3
5 6
5 6
D 2
7 8
8 0 0 A 2 2 2 2 2 C 4 6 6 6 6 E 2 8 8 8
F 4
12 12
6 9
G 3
9 12
12 12
H 2
14 14
Calculating slack:
Activity Earliest Earliest Latest start Finish Start ES A B C D E F G H 0 2 2 5 6 8 6 12 2 5 6 7 8 12 9 14 EF LS 0 3 2 6 6 8 9 12 Latest Finish LF 2 6 6 8 8 12 12 14 Slack LS-ES 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes On Critical Path
Conclusion:
= Critical Path