Case Study Two

Accompany in Uganda is bringing a new product on line to be manufactured in their current facility in existing space. The owners have identified 11 activities and their precedence relationships. Develop a network/PERT diagram for the project

From the above table

a. Draw a network diagram showing early start time, latest finish time, and duration of an activity. 30 Marks

b. Identify the critical activities and the critical path. 10 Marks.

\begin{tabular}{clcc} Activity & \multicolumn{1}{c}{ Description } & Immediate Predecessor & Duration (weeks) \\ A & Develop product specifications & None & 4 \\ B & Design manufacturing process & A & 6 \\ C & Source \& purchase materials & A & 3 \\ D & Source \& purchase tooling \& equipment & B & 6 \\ E & Receive \& install tooling \& equipment & D & 14 \\ F & Receive materials & C & 5 \\ G & Pilot production run & E \& F & 2 \\ H & Evaluate product design & G & 2 \\ I & Evaluate process performance & G & 3 \\ J & Write documentation report & H\& \& & 4 \\ K & Transition to manufacturing & J & 2 \\ \hline \end{tabular}