The production engineering group at the Singapore plant of a computer company has been put in charge
Question:
The production engineering group at the Singapore plant of a computer company has been put in charge of production for a new printer model. The printer will be built via an assembly line. The plant manager must design the assembly line for the printer. He has been advised that the assembly line must be ready in four weeks for a test run. He has decided to use CPM and has identified these activities, determined their precedence relationships, and estimated normal times:
Activity | Immediate Predecessors | Normal Time (days) |
A (organize layout team) | none | 5 |
B (organize modification team) | none | 3 |
C (design personnel jobs) | A | 2 |
D (set machinery in place) | B | 3 |
E (connect utilities) | C, D | 7 |
F (modify conveyor system) | E | 4 |
G (train personnel) | E | 3 |
H (finishing touches) | F | 5 |
I (run test lot) | G | 2 |
How many paths are there in the network?
Modern Advanced Accounting in Canada
ISBN: 978-1259087554
8th edition
Authors: Hilton Murray, Herauf Darrell