Week2 Tutorial

Solutions
Kevin Yang
Question 1
(a). Plot a precedence diagram for the list of activities shown in the table:
Activity Predecessors Durations
A - 5
B A 3
C B 2
D C 3
E B 4
F D 8
H B 5
G H 2
J H, E 3
I F, G, J 2

(b). Calculate the above network (Find early start & finish date, late start & finish
date, free float and total float)
Question 1-Answer (a)
 Activity Predecessors Durations

A - 5

B A 3

A C B 2
5
D C 3

E B 4

F D 8

H B 5

G H 2

J H, E 3

I F, G, J 2
 Activity Predecessors Durations

A - 5

B A 3

A B C B 2
5 3
D C 3

E B 4

F D 8

H B 5

G H 2

J H, E 3

I F, G, J 2
 Activity Predecessors Durations

A - 5
C B A 3
2
C B 2

D C 3
A B E

5 3 4 E B 4

F D 8
H
H B 5
5
G H 2

J H, E 3

I F, G, J 2
 Activity Predecessors Durations

A - 5
C D B A 3
2 3
C B 2

D C 3
A B E

5 3 4 E B 4

F D 8
H
H B 5
5
G H 2

J H, E 3

I F, G, J 2
 Activity Predecessors Durations

A - 5
C D F B A 3
2 3 8
C B 2

D C 3
A B E

5 3 4 E B 4

F D 8
H
H B 5
5
G H 2

J H, E 3

I F, G, J 2
 Activity Predecessors Durations

A - 5
C D F B A 3
2 3 8
C B 2

D C 3
A B E

5 3 4 E B 4

F D 8
H G
H B 5
5 2
G H 2

J H, E 3

I F, G, J 2
 Activity Predecessors Durations

A - 5
C D F B A 3
2 3 8
C B 2

D C 3
A B E J

5 3 4 3 E B 4

F D 8
H G
H B 5
5 2
G H 2

J H, E 3

I F, G, J 2
 Activity Predecessors Durations

A - 5
C D F B A 3
2 3 8
C B 2

D C 3
A B E J I

5 3 4 3 2 E B 4

F D 8
H G H B 5
5 2
G H 2

J H, E 3

I F, G, J 2
Question 1-Answer (b)
Step1: Calculating earliest start & finish date
C D F
2 3 8

A B E J I
5 3 4 3 2

H G
5 2

ES Task EF
FF D TF
LS LF
Step1: Calculating earliest start & finish date
8 C 10 10 D 13 13 F 21

Max {EF} =ES+Duration 2 3 8

0 A 5 5 B 8 8 E 12 13 J 16 21 I 23
5 3 4 3 2

8 H 13 13 G 15
5 2

ES Task EF
FF D TF
LS LF
Step2: Calculating Latest start & finish date
8 C 10 10 D 13 13 F 21
2 3 8

0 A 5 5 B 8 8 E 12 13 J 16 21 I 23
5 3 4 3 2

8 H 13 13 G 15
5 2

ES Task EF
FF D TF
LS LF
Step2: Calculating Latest start & finish date
8 C 10 10 D 13 13 F 21

Min{LS}=LF-Duration 2 3 8
8 10 10 13 13 21

0 A 5 5 B 8 8 E 12 13 J 16 21 I 23
5 3 4 3 2
0 5 5 8 14 18 18 21 21 23

8 H 13 13 G 15
5 2

ES Task EF 13 18 19 21

FF D TF
LS LF
Step3: Calculating the Total float
8 C 10 10 D 13 13 F 21
2 3 8
8 10 10 13 13 21

0 A 5 5 B 8 8 E 12 13 J 16 21 I 23
5 3 4 3 2
0 5 5 8 14 18 18 21 21 23

8 H 13 13 G 15
5 2

ES Task EF 13 18 19 21

FF D TF
LS LF
Step3: Calculating the Total float
8 C 10 10 D 13 13 F 21
Total Float= LF-EF or LS-ES
2 0 3 0 8 0
8 10 10 13 13 21

0 A 5 5 B 8 8 E 12 13 J 16 21 I 23
5 0 3 0 4 6 3 5 0 2 0
0 5 5 8 14 18 18 21 21 23

8 H 13 13 G 15
5 5 2 6

ES Task EF 13 18 19 21

FF D TF
LS LF
Step4: Calculating the Free float
Free Float= Min(ESD(Following activity)-EFD) 8 C 10 10 D 13 13 F 21
2 0 3 0 8 0
8 10 10 13 13 21

0 A 5 5 B 8 8 E 12 13 J 16 21 I 23
5 0 3 0 4 6 3 5 2 0
0 5 5 8 14 18 18 21 21 23

8 H 13 13 G 15
5 5 2 6

ES Task EF 13 18 19 21

FF D TF
LS LF
Step4: Calculating the Free float
Free Float= Min(ESD(Following activity)-EFD) 8 C 10 10 D 13 13 F 21
0 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 0
8 10 10 13 13 21

0 A 5 5 B 8 8 E 12 13 J 16 21 I 23
0 5 0 0 3 0 1 4 6 5 3 5 0 2 0
0 5 5 8 14 18 18 21 21 23

8 H 13 13 G 15
0 5 5 6 2 6

ES Task EF 13 18 19 21

FF D TF
LS LF
Question 2
Calculate the ESD, EFD, LSD, LFD, Ff and TF of the following project ES Task EF
FF D TF
4 4 7 LS LF
A C D

START E FINISH
5

B F
7 9
 A C D
4 4 7

E
Start 5 Finish

B F
7 9
Step1: Calculating earliest start & finish date

Max {EF} =ES+Duration

0 A 4 4 C 8 8 D 15
4 4 7

8 E 13
Start 5 Finish

0 16

0 B 7 7 F 16
7 9
Step2: Calculating Latest start & finish date

Min{LS}=LF-Duration

0 A 4 4 C 8 8 D 15
4 4 7
1 5 5 9 9 16

8 E 13
Start 5 Finish
11 16
0 16

0 B 7 7 F 16
7 9
0 7 7 16
Step3: Calculating the Total float
Total Float= LF-EF or LS-ES

0 A 4 4 C 8 8 D 15
4 1 4 1 7 1
1 5 5 9 9 16

8 E 13
Start 5 3 Finish
11 16
0 16

0 B 7 7 F 16
7 0 9 0
0 7 7 16
Step4: Calculating the Free float
Free Float= Min(ESD(Following activity)-EFD)

0 A 4 4 C 8 8 D 15
0 4 1 0 4 1 1 7 1
1 5 5 9 9 16

8 E 13
Start 3 5 3 Finish
11 16
0 16

0 B 7 7 F 16
0 7 0 0 9 0
0 7 7 16
Question 3
Calculate the ESD, EFD, LSD, LFD, Ff and TF of the following project ES Task EF
FF D TF

3 3 2 7 8 LS LF
A D G I L

START B E J FINISH
7 6 11

C F H K M
7 2 5 4 8
 A D G I L
3 3 2 7 8

B E J
Start 7 6 11 Finish

C F H K M
7 2 5 4 8
Step1: Calculating earliest start & finish date

0 A 3 3 D 6 6 G 8 8 I 15 24 L 32
3 3 2 7 8

0 32
0 B 7 7 E 13 13 J 24
Start 7 6 11 Finish

0 C 7 7 F 9 13 H 18 18 K 22 22 M 30
7 2 5 4 8
Step2: Calculating Latest start & finish date

0 A 3 3 D 6 6 G 8 8 I 15 24 L 32
3 3 2 7 8
1 4 4 7 15 17 17 24 24 32

0 32
0 B 7 7 E 13 13 J 24
Start 7 6 11 Finish
0 7 7 13 13 24

0 C 7 7 F 9 13 H 18 18 K 22 22 M 30
7 2 5 4 8
6 13 13 15 15 20 20 24 24 32
Step3 & 4: Calculating the Free float and Total float
0 A 3 3 D 6 6 G 8 8 I 15 24 L 32
0 3 1 0 3 1 0 2 9 9 7 9 0 8 0
1 4 4 7 15 17 17 24 24 32

0 32
0 B 7 7 E 13 13 J 24
Start 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 11 0 Finish
0 7 7 13 13 24

0 C 7 7 F 9 13 H 18 18 K 22 22 M 30
0 7 6 4 2 6 0 5 2 0 4 2 2 8 2
6 13 13 15 15 20 20 24 24 32