The general manger of a meatworks organisation has asked you to manage a project which will...

 

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The general manger of a meatworks organisation has asked you to manage a project which will see the construction of a large cool room at the meatworks. You have identified 9 major activities for the project. The cost and duration of each activity are shown in the following table Activity A B с D E F G H I Preceding Activity(s) A A B C D D,E F G,H Duration (months) 2 3 1 4 1 3 4 3 2 Cost ($000's) 36 36 75 96 28 102 60 33 100 Complete the network diagram/critical path diagram and determine and show the following: Type the relevant information into the yellow boxes. a) All possible paths (2 marks) b) The activities of the critical path. (3 marks) c) Identify the duration of the project. (3 marks) d) Briefly explain the relationship between the critical path and the project duration showing the importance of the critical path from a project management perspective. (5 marks) The general manger of a meatworks organisation has asked you to manage a project which will see the construction of a large cool room at the meatworks. You have identified 9 major activities for the project. The cost and duration of each activity are shown in the following table Activity A B с D E F G H I Preceding Activity(s) A A B C D D,E F G,H Duration (months) 2 3 1 4 1 3 4 3 2 Cost ($000's) 36 36 75 96 28 102 60 33 100 Complete the network diagram/critical path diagram and determine and show the following: Type the relevant information into the yellow boxes. a) All possible paths (2 marks) b) The activities of the critical path. (3 marks) c) Identify the duration of the project. (3 marks) d) Briefly explain the relationship between the critical path and the project duration showing the importance of the critical path from a project management perspective. (5 marks)

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