Seatwork No 3

1. VillarTV is about to expand its cable TV offerings in Villartown, adding the Cooking
Network and others. The activities in the table below are needed to complete the
service expansion.

Immediate Duration
Activity Description Predecessors (Weeks)
A Choose stations - 2
B Get town council approval A 4
C Order converters B 3
D Install new dish to receive new stations B 2
E Install converters C,D 10
F Change billing system B 4

Required: 1. Construct an activity network

2. Identify the critical path
2. A small project consisting of eight activities has the following characteristics :
Earliest Time (Weeks) Latest Time (Weeks)
Activity Preceding Activity Start Finish Start Finish
A None 0 5 0 5
B None 0 14 1 15
C A 5 14 6 15
D A 5 20 5 20
E A 5 13 16 24
F B, C 14 23 15 24
G D 20 24 20 24
H E, F, G 24 29 24 29

Required: 1. Construct an activity network

2. Identify the critical path
3. A farm owner is going to erect a maintenance building with a connecting electrical generator
and water tank. The activities, activity descriptions, and estimated durations are given in the
following table:

Immediate Duration
Activity Description Predecessors (Weeks)
A Excavate - 2
B Erect building A 6
C Install generator A 4
D Install tank A 2
E Install maintenance equipment B 4
F Connect generator and tank to building B, C, D 5
G Paint finish B 3
H Check out facility E, F 2

Required: 1. Construct an activity network

2. Identify the critical path

ASSIGNMENT:
1. Discuss Game Theory.
2. Discuss the formulation of two-person, zero-sum games.
3. Discuss games with mixed strategies
4. How to solve linear programming with game theory