PEB 702 Engineering & Society

Semester 1 2020
Assessment Exercise - PERT/CPM Networking Analysis
GROUP B
Date: 19 May 2020;Tuesday ;
Total Marks: 100%

Due: 20 May 2020

Question Set A

 ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Problem 1. Table 1 below shows the information related to a project that

involves the merger of two production firms in days. (15 marks)

Activity Intermediate predecessor Estimated

Duration time
(days)
A - 10
B - 15
C A 5
D B 12
E C,D 14
F B 8
G D,F 15
H E 10
I E,G 6
J F,I 9

REQUIREMENTS:
a) Draw the project network.
b) Develop the project schedule (ES,EF,LS,LT,S/F)
c) What are the critical activities?
d) What is the project completion duration?

Assessment Exercise
 e) If there is an option to delay one activity without delaying the entire merge
project, which activity would you delay or why?
f) Summarize in matrix table your network schedule.

Problem 2. Consider the network information shown in the previous problem 1.

And assume that the duration of some activities is not known with certainty. The
estimates of these activities are shown below, assuming that the duration for
other activities remains unchanged or same. (35 marks)

Activity Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic

A 8 10 12
C 3 5 7
D 10 12 14
G 13 15 17
H 8 10 12

REQUIREMENTS:

a) What is the critical path?

b) What are the project’s expected completion time and its variance?
c) What is the probability that the project will be completed in 60 days or
more?
d) In more than 55 days?
Use the normal distribution table for the z values.

END of Assessment Exercise

Assessment Exercise