Advanced Operations Management

Chapter 3
Wedding Case
TEAM 2

SECTION A1

H A L I M A H S H E I K H

H U M A J A N J U A

M U H A M M A D A B D U L R A H E E M

M U H A M M A D A H M E D

R A B I A TA I M O O R

R A I TA S AWA R
 Table of Activities, Activity Time and Predecessors

Immediate Normal Time

Activity Description Predecessor (s) (Days) ES EF LS LF Slack Critical Path

A Reserve Church and Hall - 4 0 4 0 4 0

B Church Notice A 10 4 14 4 14 0

C Decorate Church B 10 14 24 14 24 0

D Maid of Honor (Travel) B 12 14 26 14 26 0

E Choose Invitation Style A 12 4 16 4 16 0

F Making a Guest List E,F 13 16 17 16 17 0

G Order/ Receive Invitations D 8 26 34 26 34 0

H Addressing the Invitations D 10 36 36 36 36 0

I Mailing the invitations G 1 34 35 34 35 0

 
J Mailing Time for Invitation I 1 35 36 35 36 0
 Q3 a. Network
4 14 14 24 Diagram
B(10) C(10)

4 14 14 24

0 4 14 26 26 34 34 35 35 36

A(4) D(12) G(8) I(4) J(1)

0 4 14 26 26 34 34 35 35 36

4 16 16 17 26 36

E(12) F(1) H(10)

4 16 16 17 26 36
Q3. Critical Paths
• The start node denotes the day 31st of March and the end node denote the wedding day
i.e. the 22nd April. The various paths obtained from the network diagram are:

• Path 1: A+B+C= 4+10+10= 24

• Path 2: A+B+D+I+J =4+10+12+8+1+1 = 36

• Path 3: A+B+D+H = 4+10+12+10 = 34

• Path 4: A+E+F = 4+12+1 = 17