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The document outlines a tutorial for ENGR 301 Engineering Management Principles and Economics, focusing on creating a CPM network diagram and determining project activity timings and critical paths. It includes two tables listing activities for a system design project and a manufacturing project, detailing their durations and dependencies. Students are expected to work in pairs and utilize MS Project for the analysis.

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Tut 3

The document outlines a tutorial for ENGR 301 Engineering Management Principles and Economics, focusing on creating a CPM network diagram and determining project activity timings and critical paths. It includes two tables listing activities for a system design project and a manufacturing project, detailing their durations and dependencies. Students are expected to work in pairs and utilize MS Project for the analysis.

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ENGR 301 Engineering Management Principles and Economics

Tutorial 3
(Print these pages and bring them to your tutorial)

1 For this tutorial students will work with one partner. You are to create a CPM
network diagram (Activity on the Node) and determine the start and finish times
of the project activities listed in Table 1. Also, determine the critical path.

Table 1: List of activities for a system design project

Activity ID Activity Description Preceded by Duration (days)


A Systems design - 2
B Subsystem A design A 1
C Subsystem B design A 2
D Subsystem C design A 1
E Program A B 2
F Program B C 10
G Program C D 2
H Subsystem A test E 1
I Subsystem B test F 1
J Subsystem C test G 1
K Integration H,I,J 2
L Integration test K 1
2 For the project activities listed in Table 2 the tutor will demonstrate how MS
Project can be used to create the network diagram (provided in Figure 1) and
determine the critical path and the float of the network activities.

Table 2: List of activities for manufacturing project


Duration
Activity Number Activity Name Preceded by (Days)
1 Patent research 30
2 Market research 15
3 Engineering research 40
4 Develop lab model 3 15
5 Sales forecasting 1,2,4 10
6 Product appraisal 1,2,4 15
7 Cost analysis 1,2,4 20
8 Final design 6 3
9 Establish sales outlets 5 20
10 Determine prices 7,8,9 5
11 Train sales personnel 7,8,9 15
12 Develop drawings and 7,8,9 1
specifications
13 Prepare advertising 10 20
14 Release advertising 13 1
15 Sales blitz 11,14 50
16 Determine manufacturing 12 15
methods
17 Train maintenance personnel 12 2
18 Release raw materials 12 16
19 Release raw assemblies 12 8
20 Develop production line 16 30
21 Train manufacturing personnel 16 15
22 Develop packing line 16 15
23 Test equipment 17,20 10
24 Do initial manufacturing 21,23 5
25 Make initial assemblies 18,19,24 5
26 Test packing line 22,25 10
27 Final review 15,26 5
Tutorial 3-2

Activ 5 Activ 9
10 20

Activ 1 Activ 6 Activ 8


30 15 3

Activ 2 Activ 7 Activ 10 Activ 13


15 20 5 20

Activ 3 Activ 4 Activ 11


40 15 15

Activ 12 Activ 16
Legend: 1 15
ES F EF D = duration
Description ES, EF = Earliest Start, Earliest Finish
LS D LF LS, LF = Latest Start, Latest Finish
F = Float

Activ 17
2

Activ 18
16

Activ 19
8
Activ 14
1

Activ 15 Activ 27
50 5

Activ 20
30

Activ 21 Activ 24
15 5

Activ 22 Activ 26
15 10

Activ 23
10

Activ 25
5

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