Gong-Auto wants to open a new repair shop in the region. They have already bought suitable land to locate the repair shop. They have identified the following activities as part of the project to set up the warehouse.

A. Obtain the necessary approvals from agencies to build the warehouse.
B. Identify a suitable contractor to build the repair shop.
C. While the identification of the contractor is ongoing, design the repair shop with inputs from employees and an engineer.
D. Construct the repair shop.
E. Order the fixtures, fittings, and equipment for the repair shop so that they would arrive to coincide with the completion of construction (fixtures, fittings and equipment can only be ordered once the design is finalized)
F. Install the fixtures, fittings, and equipment and commission the repair shop.

Provide your estimates for each of these activities (in weeks) and prepare the network diagram for the project (estimation of activity durations will not carry marks). Show the earliest start time, earliest finish
time, latest start time, and latest finish time for activities within the diagram. Also, highlight the critical path for the project.
Explain the significance of information that can be obtained through a network diagram.

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Estimates for each activity A Obtain necessary approvals 4 weeks B Identify contractor 3 weeks C Design repair shop 8 weeks D Construct repair shop 12 ... View the full answer