Operations Management

Assignment 2

Chapter 3

1. The City Commission of Nashville has decided to build a botanical Garden and picnic
area in the heart of the city for the recreation of the citizens. The precedence table for all
the activities required to construct this area successfully is given. Draw the Gantt chart for
the whole construction activity.

Code Activity Description Time in Hours Immediate

Predecessor (s)
A Planning Find location, determine 20 None
resource requirement
B Purchasing Requisition of lumber and 60 Planning
sand
C Excavation Dig and grade 100 Planning
D Sawing Saw lumber into appropriate 30 Purchasing
sizes
E Placement Position lumber in correct 20 Sawing,
locations Excavation
F Assembly Nail lumber together 10 Placement
G Infill Put sand in and under 20 Assembly
equipment
H Outfill Put dirt around the 10 Assembly
equipment
I Decoration Put grass all over the garden, 30 Infill, Outfill
landscape and paint

2. Refer to the table above and Draw the AON network for the construction activity.

3. Refer to the table above and Draw the AOA network for the construction activity.

4. The work breakdown structure (WBS) for building a house (Level 1 and 2) is shown
below:

House
Level 1

leveL 2 Masonry Carpentry Plumbing Finishing ete

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a) Add two level – 3 activities to each of the level – 2 activities to provide more details to
the WBS.

b) Select one of your level 3 activities and add two level 4 activities below it.