$4$:$17$

Assignment $2-$ to be submitted.pdf

CHAPTER $3-$ PROJECT MANAGEMENT

QUESTION $1$

A network consists of the following list. Times are given in weeks.

$\backslash$table$[[$Activity$,$Preceding,Optimistic,Probable,Pessimistic$],[$A$,--,5,11,14],[$B$,--,3,3,9],[$C$,--,6,10,14],[$D$,$A$,$ B$,3,5,7],[$E$,$B$,4,6,11],[$F$,$C$,6,8,13],[$G$,$D$,$ E$,2,4,6],[$H$,$F$,3,3,9]]$

$($a$)$ Draw the network diagram.

$($b$)$ Calculate the expected duration and variance of each activity.

$($c$)$ Calculate the expected duration and variance of the critical path.

$($d$)$ Calculate the probability that the project will be completed in less than $28$ weeks.

CHAPTER ON FORECASTING

QUESTION $2$

The demand for electrical power at Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia over the period of $2017$ to $2023$ is shown in the following tables, in megawatts.

Tenaga Nasional Berhad $($TNB$)$ wants to forecast $2024$ demand by fitting the straight$-$line trend to those data. Besides the trend analysis, the northern regional TNB general manager wants also the strength of the association between the year and the power demand in Subang Jaya

$\backslash$table$[[$Year$,\backslash$table$[[$Electrical$],[$Power$],[$Demand$]]],[2017,74],[2018,79],[2019,80],[2020,90],[2021,105],[2022,142],[2023,122]]$