TEST-2 QTM

Attempt any three questions out of four.

Total time 10.30- 12.45 pm

Q1.

Activity Preceding Optimistic Most likely Most

activity time (weeks) (weeks) pessimistic
(weeks)
A - 2 4 6
B - 6 6 6
C - 6 12 24
D A 2 5 8
E A 11 14 23
F B,D 8 10 12
G B,D 3 6 9
H C,F 9 15 27
I E 4 10 16

1. Show PERT network for the project. 1

2. What are the critical activities? 1
3. What is the expected completion time and its variance? 2
4. What is the probability of completing the project one week before than the expected
time? 1
5. If the project is to be completed by 31 December and the manager wants to be 95%
sure of meeting this deadline, when should she start the project work? 1
6. A penalty of Rs.25000 per week is to be imposed on the manager if the project is not
completed within 36 weeks, what is the probability that a penalty of more than 75000
will be paid? A penalty of exactly 75000 will be paid? 4
Q2. Draw a network of the following activities and tabulate earliest and latest starting and
finishing times of each activity and all the floats of these: 10

Event numbers Activity Symbol No. of days

1-2 A 2
2-3 B 4
3-4 C 10
2-4 D 4
4-5 E 10
2-5 F 5
5-8 G 36
5-6 H 12
6-8 I 4
5-7 J 12
7-8 K 8
8-9 L 6
9-10 M 12
Q3. A cabinet manufacturing company is planning to introduce a new model of cabinets which
requires following tasks. 10

TASKS DESCRIPTION TIME (minutes)

A Prepare the wheels 10
B Mount the wheels 5
C Assemble the sides 15
D Attach the top 11
E Attach the base 10
F Insert the brackets 5
G Insert the shelves 5
H Attach the doors 10
I Attach the back panel 10
J Paint the unit 15

The wheels are mounted after they are prepared. The base cannot be attached until the sides
are assembled and the wheels mounted. The top cannot be attached nor the brackets inserted
until the sides are assembled. The shelves are inserted after the brackets are installed. The back
panel is attached after the base and top are attached. The doors are attached after the shelves
are inserted and the top and base are attached. The unit is painted after the back and door are
attached.

1. Find out the immediate predecessors of each task and draw the network.
2. Find out earliest and latest start and completion times of each activity and their floats.
Q4. Following are the various activities involved in a project. The cost and time information for these
activities are given below. 10

Activity Preceding
Activity
A -
B -
C -
D A
E A
F A
G B, D
H C,E
Normal Time Normal cost
(days)
3 140
6 215
2 160
4 130
2 170
7 165
4 210
3 110
Crash Time Crash cost
(days)
2 210
5 275
1 240
3 180
1 250
4 285
3 290
2 160

1. Draw the PERT Network.

2. Find out the critical path and expected completion time of the project.
3. What is the minimum possible time for project completion after crashing the activities involved in the
project and the associated cost of completing the project?