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PROJECT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Name : Dewi Sri Rezeki

NIM : 2240108122

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Personal Assignment 2

A. Resource Scheduling

You have prepared the following schedule for a project in which the key resources is a
tractor. There are three tractors available to the project. Activities A and D require one tractor
to complete while activities B, C, E, and F require two tractors.

Develop a resource constrained schedule in the loading char that follows. Use the parallel
method and heuristics given. Be sure to update each period as the computer would do. Record
the early start (ES), the late finish (LF) and slack (SL) for the new schedule.

Answer :
Notes : The resource is a tractor, and there are 3 available for project
A and D require 1 tractor each
B, C, E, and F require 2 tractors
User the parallel method
Use the heuristics 1)Min slack, 2)Smallest duration, 3)Lowest ID number
Record ES, LF, and SL For the new Schedule

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ID RES DUR ES LF SL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A 1 4 0 5 1 1 1 1 1
B 2 5 0 5 0 2 2 2 2 2
C 2 4 4 10 2 2 2 2 2
D 1 5 5 10 0 1 1 1 1 1
E 2 3 5 10 2 2 2 2
F 2 2 10 12 0 2 2
Total Resource Load 3P 3P 3P 3P 4P 5P 5P 5P 1P 1P 2P 2P

Final resource constrained schedule

ID RES DUR ES LF SL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A 1 4 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 X
B 2 5 0 5 0 2 2 2 2 2
C 2 4 4 5 10 9 2 1 X 2 2 2 2
0
D 1 5 5 10 01 1 1 1 1 1 X X
11 2
12
E 2 3 56 10 21 X X X X 2 2 2
78 11 0
9 12
F 2 2 10 12 0 X X 2 2
11 13
12 14
Resource Schedule 3P 3P 3P 3P 2P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 2P 2P 2P 2P
Resource Available 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P 3P

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B. Reducing Project Duration

Use the information contained below to compress one time unit per move using the least cost
method. Reduce the schedule until you reach the crash point of the network. For each move
identify waht activity(s) was crashed, the adjusted total cost, and explain your choice if you
have to choose between activities that cost the same.

If the indirect cost for each duration are $1,500 for 17 weeks, $1,450 for 16 weeks, $1,400 for
15 weeks, $1,350 for 14 week, $1,300 for 13 weeks, $1,250 for 12 weeks, $1,200 for 11
weeks, adn $1,150 for 10 weeks, what is the optimum cost-time schedule for the project?
What is the cost?

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Note:

After reducing activity “B” one time unit, two critical paths are obtained. From now on, we
should make reductions that protects these critical paths. In this way, the cost increases, so
it is best to reduce the common activity in these critical paths. Here, activity “B” is common
and the cost of shorten of activity “B” is less. Activity “B” can reduce one unit more, but it
will extend this process one more step. In the following figure indicator “x” under activity
“B” shows this situation. So, we finished the process by doing activity “I”.

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Source :
1. Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2014). Project Management: The managerial process. (6th ed.).
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
2. Project Management: The Managerial Process, McGraw-Hill.
3. https://files.transtutors.com/cdn/uploadassignments/2933486_1_tutorial-7---resource.pdf
4. Gcray−Larson: Project Management: The Managerial Process, Third Edition 8. Scheduling
Resources Text Scheduling Resources

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