Question: Consider the project described in the following table: ACTIVITY PREDECESSORS DURATION (weeks)* A - N(4,1) B - N(6,2) C - U(7,11) D A T(4,6,8) E

Consider the project described in the following table:

ACTIVITY PREDECESSORS DURATION (weeks)*
A - N(4,1)
B - N(6,2)
C - U(7,11)
D A T(4,6,8)
E A T(1,3,8)
F B U(6,10)
G C N(4,1)
H C N(7,2)
I D U(2,4)
J E,F,G T(3,5,8)
K E,F,G T(1,2,5)
L H,K N(5,1)
M I,J,L U(2,4)

*U(x,y): Duration of the activity has a uniform distribution between x and y

N(x,y): Duration of the activity has a normal distribution with mean x and standarddeviation y

T(x,y,z): Duration of the activity has a triangular distribution with parameters x, y

and z.

(a).Draw the network diagram for the project.

(b). For this part of the question assume that each activity has a known deterministic duration which is equal to the mean duration given in the table above. Note that mean of a uniform distribution is (x+y)/2and the mean of a triangular distribution is (x+y+z)/3. Please answer the following questions.

  1. Identify the critical path,
  2. How long will the project take?

(c). How many possible paths does this project have? Please identify them.

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