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Operations I BU385
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Tutor: Emily Sycz

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Problems
1. Based upon the information given below of Walter Whites steps to running
his business, construct a precedence network diagram. Ensure that all nodes
are labelled, their durations are listed, and all are connected properly. What is
the critical path?
Activity Immediate Predecessor(s) Estimated Duration
Start
--0
A
Start
4
B
Start
7
C
Start
3
D
A, B
5
E
C
8
F
E
2
G
E
1
H
D
6
I
F, G, H
4
J
I
3

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2. Walter and Jesse produced a test run of 10 batches of product, with the
following times per unit being recorded. Calculate the following:
i) What is the estimated learning rate using the averaging method.
ii) How much time will it take for the 2,500th unit if the learning rate is
assumed to be 75%.
Bicycle Number

Times (Minutes)

60.00

55.00

50.25

46.75

38.00

35.50

29.25

26.75

24.00

10

22.75

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3. Based upon the following information, draw the precedence network
diagram and calculate the Earliest Start (ES) time, Earliest Finish (EF) time,
Latest Start (LS) time and Latest Finish (LF) time for all activities.

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4. Given the following precedence network diagram, you wish to shorten the
project by 3 days, minimizing the total cost. Using the information below,
which activities should be shortened, how many days should each activity be
shortened by, and what is the minimum possible crashing cost?

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SOLUTIONS Problems
Question 1
Precedence Network

Potential Paths
A-D-H-I-J = 22
B-D-H-I-J = 25 -> CRITICAL PATH
C-E-F-I-J = 20
C-E-G-I-J = 19

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Question 2
i)
Unit 2 / Unit 1 = 0.925 Unit 4 / Unit 2 = 0.842 Unit 6 / Unit 3 = 0.706 Unit 8 /
Unit 4 = 0.572 Unit 10 / Unit 5 = 0.599
Learning Rate = (0.925 + 0.842 + 0.706 + 0.572 + 0.599) / 5
= 0.7288 = 72.88%

ii)
t1 = 60 r = 0.75 t2500 = ?
t2500 = 60 x 2500[ln(0.75)

/ ln (2)] t2500 = 2.333

It will take 2.33 minutes to manufacture the 2,500th batch of product.

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Question 3

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Question 4

Activities Crashed & Days Crashed

D 2 days
E 1 day
G 1 day
Minimum Possible Crash Cost
$9,000

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