Given the following project to landscape a new

building site:

Activity

Immediate

Predecessor

Activity

Duration

(days)

Resource

Used

A 2 X, Y

B A 2 X

C A 3 X

D B, C 4 X, Y

E D 3 W, X

F D 1 W, X, Y

G E, F 2 X, Y

(a) Draw a Gantt chart using MSP.

(b) Assuming a fi ve - day week, fi nd the critical path

and project duration in days.

(c) Given that each resource is assigned 100 percent

to each task, identify the resource constraints.

(d) Using the MSP default, level the resources and

determine the new project duration and critical

path.

(e) Identify what alternative solutions can be used

to shorten the project duration without overallocating

the resources.

PROBLEMS 20. Given the following project to landscape a new (c) Given that each resource is assigned 100 percent building site: to each task, identify the resource constraints (d) Using the MSP default, level the resources and Immediate ActivityPredecesso(days) Activitv DurationResourc determine the new project duration and critical path Se (e) Identify what alternative solutions can be used X, Y to shorten the project duration without overal- locating the resources. 21. Given the following project (all times are in days): B, C X, Y Acti- Prede Normal Normal Crash Crash vity cessor Time Cost Time Cost $503 $150 200 160 50 W, X, Y X, Y 40 2 706 20 30 805 50 4 603 E, F a, C (a) Draw a Gantt chart using MSP (b) Assuming a five-day week, find the critical path a, C 290 100 180 and project duration in days 7.53 x 10.18 in