Cairo -University

CEM -Program SHEET 4-Solution

STR N322: Construction- Planning and Scheduling
Fall-2020

Problem (1)

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Cairo -University
CEM -Program SHEET 4-Solution
STR N322: Construction- Planning and Scheduling
Fall-2020

Resources profile before leveling

12

Resources demand per day

10
8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Days

Resources profile after leveling

12
Resources demand per day

10
8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Days

Problem (2)

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Cairo -University
CEM -Program SHEET 4-Solution
STR N322: Construction- Planning and Scheduling
Fall-2020

Forward Pass

No need here to perform a Forward Pass cause the improvement resulted in the first place from moving
activities “H” and “I”. Although, activity “I” didn’t improve the resource profile, it can’t be moved back cause
the best move for “H” was 3 days (2 days = FF of 1 day + BF of 1 day resulted from moving “I”).

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Cairo -University
CEM -Program SHEET 4-Solution
STR N322: Construction- Planning and Scheduling
Fall-2020

Problem (3)

To break the tie between two potential moves, use the following heuristic rules in the
shown order:
1. Move the activity that consumes more resources,
2. Move the activity that creates larger BF for the preceding activities to utilize, or
3. Move the activity with the latest start date in the backward pass.

Backward Pass [Cont’d]

Here B is not moved although they resulted in unchanged moment because its
movement will not create useful back float for a predecessors

Forward Pass

No need here to perform a Forward Pass cause the improvement resulted in the first
place from moving activities “K”

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CEM -Program SHEET 4-Solution
STR N322: Construction- Planning and Scheduling
Fall-2020

Problem (4)

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CEM -Program SHEET 4-Solution
STR N322: Construction- Planning and Scheduling
Fall-2020

Backward Pass [Cont’d]

Forward Pass

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