Exhibit $5\mathrm{.}13$: Work Breakdown Structure and Activities for the Cell Phone Design Project

MAJOR SUBPROJECTS$/$ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY IDENTIFICATION DEPENDENCY DURATION $($WEEKS$)$

Product Specifications $($P$)$

Market research P$12$

Overall product specifications P$2$ P$14$

Hardware P$3$ P$23$

Software P$4$ P$33$

Supplier specifications $($S$)$

Hardware S$1$ P$43$

Software S$2$ P$45$

Product design $($D$)$

Battery D$1$ S$14$

Display D$2$ S$13$

Camera D$3$ S$14$

Outer cover D$4$ D$1,$ D$2,$ D$34$

Product integration $($I$)$

Hardware I$1$ D$42$

User interface I$2$ D$24$

Software coding I$3$ I$24$

Prototype testing I$4$ I$1,$ I$34$

Subcontracting $($V$)$

Suppliers selection V$1$ S$1,$S$210$

Contract negotiation V$2$ I$4,$ V$12$

Calculate the start and finish times for each activity.

Note: Leave no cells blank $-$ be certain to enter $"0"$ wherever required.

Determine the minimum number of weeks for completing the project.

Find the activities that are on the critical path for completing the project in the shortest time.

multiple choice

P$1-$P$2-$P$3-$P$4-$S$1-$D$3-$D$4-$I$1-$I$4-$V$2$

P$1-$P$2-$P$3-$P$4-$S$2-$V$1-$V$2$

P$1-$P$2-$P$3-$P$4-$S$1-$D$1-$D$4-$I$1-$I$4-$V$2$

P$1-$P$2-$P$3-$P$4-$S$1-$D$2-$I$2-$I$3-$I$4-$V$2$