Supplementary Problems

S1

Level the daily labour requirement for the schedule of problem 3-P3 to no more than 6 eorkers per day
and draw the histogram for the solution.

Required WORK DAYS

Nor. Crew size
Activity worker (6 workers/day)
Dur
days Nor. Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
A 4 16 4 2 (4 4 4 4)                
B 4 12 3 1 (1 1 2 2 3 3     )      
C 2 6 3 2         (   3 3)        
D 4 12 3 1         (3 3 3 3)        
E 4 8 2 1                 (2 2 2 2)
F 3 12 4 2                 (3 3 3 3)
    TOATL = 66 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
                                 
 S2

Level the daily labour requirement for the schedule of problem 3-P4 to no more than 7 eorkers per day
and draw the histogram for the solution.

Required Crew size WORK DAYS (7 workers/day)  

Nor.
Activity worker
Dur Nor. Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
days 1
A 4 12 3 2 (3 3 3 3)                          
B 2 6 3 2 (3 3   )                          
C 5 15 3 1 (         3 3 3 3 3   )          
D 5 20 4 2         (4 4 4 4 4)                
E 2 12 6 3     (3 3 3 3     )                
F 9 9 3 2                   (   3 3 3 )    
G 4 16 4 3                   (4 4 4 4)        
H 2 8 4 2                           ( 3 3 2
I 4 12 3 2                           (3 3 3 3
    TOATL = 110 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5

S3
Level the daily labour requirement for the schedule of problem 3-P5 to no more than 9 eorkers per day
and draw the histogram for the solution.

Required Crew size WORK DAYS (9 workers/day)

Nor.
Activity worker
Dur Nor. Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
days
A 3 15 5 3 (3 3 3 3 3)                      
B 5 15 3 3 (3 3 3 3 3)                      
C 4 12 3 1 (2 2 2 3 3)                      
D 3 9 3 2       (   3 2 2 2 )            
E 5 20 4 3           (4 4 4 4 4)            
F 2 16 8 2         ( 2 3 3 3 5   )        
G 3 18 6 3                     (4 4 4 3 3)  
H 5 15 3 2                     (3 3 3 3 3)  
I 3 9 3 1                     (2 2 2 2 1)  
    TOATL = 129 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7  

S4
Level the daily labour requirement for the schedule of problem 3-P6 to no more than 13 eorkers per day
and draw the histogram for the solution.

Nor. Required worker Crew size WORK DAYS (13 workers/day)

Activity
Dur days Nor. Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1
A 3 6 2 1 (2 2 2 1 1)                  
B 2 4 2 2 (2 2)                        
C 5 15 3 2 (3 3 3 3 3)                  
D 3 12 4 2       (2 2 3 3 2)            
E 4 16 4 3     (4 4 4 4)                
F 5 10 2 2     (2 2 2 2 2     )        
G 5 20 4 3           (4 4 4 4 4)        
H 1 5 5 1             (1 2 2 )        
I 4 12 3 3             (3 3 3 3)        
J 4 12 3 2             (     3 3 3 3)  
K 2 8 4 3             ( 4 4 )        
L 5 20 4 2                     (4 4 4 4 4
M 2 8 4 3                     (     4 4
N 3 18 6 2               (   3 4 4 4 3
O 5 10 2 2                     (2 2 2 2 2
    TOATL = 176 7 7 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 1

Practice Problems
P1

Level the daily labour requirement for the schedule to no more than 6 workers per day and draw the
histogram for the solution.

Nor. Crew size WORK DAYS (6 workers/day)

Activity Required worker days
Dur Nor. Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
A 3 15 5 3 ( 3 3 3 3 3)            
B 6 24 4 4 (4 4 4 4 4 4)            
C 4 16 4 1 (2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   )    
D 3 9 3 1       (     3 3 1 1 1 )
E 6 24 4 4             (4 4 4 4 4 4)
F 2 12 6 4         (       4 4 4 )
    TOATL = 100 Daily 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4
                                 

P2
Level the daily labour requirement for the schedule to no more than 10 workers per day and draw the
histogram for the solution.

Activit No Require Crew WORK DAYS (10workers/day)          

y r. d size
Du worker No Mi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 1 1 1 2 2
r days r. n 6 7 8 9 0 1
A 3 6 2 1 ( 2 2       )                            
2
B 4 8 2 2 ( 2 2 2                                  
2 )
C 6 30 5 3       ( 5 5 5 3 3 3 3     )              
3
D 7 28 4 2         (     4 4 4 4 4 4 4)              
E 4 12 3 2                       (     3 3 3 3      
)
F 10 30 3 3         ( 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3)              
3
G 2 4 2 1                               (     2 2  
)
H 6 18 3 3                             (3 3 3 3 3 3  
)
I 2 6 3 3                                         (
3
    TOATL = 142                                          
Daily
          4 4 4 5 8 8 8 1 1 10 10 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 3
0 0
P3

Level the daily labour requirement for the schedule to no more than 8 eorkers per day and draw the
histogram for the solution.

Required Crew size WORK DAYS (8 workers/day)  

Nor.
Activity worker
Dur Nor. Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
days
A 3 12 4 2 (4 4 4   )                        
B 5 20 4 2 (4 4 4 4 4 4)                      
C 6 30 5 3       (4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3     )      
D 5 15 3 1           (3 3 3 3 3)              
E 3 6 2 1           ( 1 1 2 2 )       3 3  
F 5 20 4 2                     (4 4 4 4 4)    
G 3 9 3 2                 (     3 3 3)      
H 2 6 3 3                               (3 3)
I 3 9 3 2                       (     3 3 3)
    TOATL = 127 Daily                                  
          8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6
P4

Level the daily labour requirement for the schedule to no more than 10 eorkers per day and draw the
histogram for the solution.

Nor. Required worker Crew size WORK DAYS (10workers/day)

Activity
Dur days Nor. Min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A 2 8 4 2                         (3 3 2
B 2 10 5 2 (2 2 3 3 )                    
C 5 20 4 3         (4 4 4 4 4)            
D 4 16 4 2 (4 4 4 4         )            
E 4 12 3 1 (3 3 3 3)                      
F 4 16 4 2                   (4 4 4 4)    
G 3 9 3 1                   (3 3 3     )
H 2 6 3 2             (2 2 2       )    
I 3 12 4 1             (4 4 4         )  
J 2 8 4 2         (4 4         )        
K 4 12 3 2                           (3 3
L 3 18 6 2                   (3 3 3 3 3 3
M 4 4 1 1         (2 2             )    
    TOATL = 151 Daily 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8