The following table contains the activity information and resource requirements for a video recording project with equipment
Question:
The following table contains the activity information and resource requirements for a video recording project with equipment resource demands.
Activity | Predecessor | Duration (months) | No. of Resource needed |
Start | - | 0 | - |
A | Start | 3 | 6 |
B | A | 5 | 4 |
C | A | 7 | 4 |
D | B, C | 3 | 6 |
E | B | 5 | 2 |
F | D | 4 | 4 |
G | C | 2 | 3 |
H | E, F , G | 5 | 6 |
End | H | 0 | - |
a. Draw the network and determine the ES, LS, EF, LF, and slack for each activity and the total project time.
b. Draw a Gantt chart for the network using the ES times for each activity
c. Draw a resource loading profile.
d. What is the maximum number of resource units needed?
e. What is the utilization percent?
f. Use the resource leveling technique – leveling within slack - to determine how the project can be done with fewer resources in the same amount of time. Draw a revised Gantt chart and resource loading profile for your solution.
f. What is the utilization percent now?