ACTIVITIES EARLIEST LATEST FLOAT

ACTIVITY ACTIVITY
TIMES TIMES
i j Duration Start End Start End Total Independent

1 2 Dig the foundations 8 0 8 1 9 1 0

1 3 Obtain bricklayer 10 0 10 0 10 0 0
1 5 Make window frames 3 0 3 17 20 17 0
2 3 Lay the base 1 8 9 9 10 1 0
3 4 Build the walls 8 10 18 10 18 0 0
4 5 Dummy 0 18 18 18 20 2 0
4 7 Build the roof 3 18 21 18 21 0 0
4 9 Point the brickwork 2 18 20 22 24 4 0
5 6 Fit the window frames 1 18 19 20 21 2 0
6 8 Fit glass to frames 1 19 20 19 22 2 0
7 8 Fit the door 1 21 22 21 22 0 0
7 9 Tile the roof 2 21 23 22 24 1 0
8 9 Paint door and window 2 22 24 22 24 0 0
frames
b) Find the critical path and calculate the least time to completion .

The critical path is A, D, E, J, K.

The least time to completion is 24 days.
 a) Construct a network diagram for this project

19 21
18 20 22 22
H (1) I (1)
5 6 8

K (2)
G (3) J (1)
24 24
D (8) E (3) F (2)
3 4 7 9
A (10)
1 10 10 18 18 21 21
0 0

C (1) L (2)
B (8)
2

8 9
c) Table 2 lists resource requirements for the project.
d) Use excel to plot a bar chart showing the total manpower requirements against time
e) Use your time chart from (c) and your bar chart from (D) to level the resource requirements over the duration of the
project.
f) Suppose that the manpower used in this project costs rm 1875 per person per day. Use excel to produce a cost
breakdown for this project similar to the one shown in the lecture notes