The POM+ Project

Big Kola Company has been concerned that specialized fruit drinks have been e
first product that was successful after an advertising blitz claiming the antitoxin b
grape juice margins and profits. Months of additional market surveys and focus
margin drinks: cranberry, blueberry, and pomegranate drink that has many healt
attractive for the pomegranate drink and this drink seems more likely to have a h
juice products. Another appeal for pomegranate juice is its familiarity in the Midd
Company has decided to pursue the development of pomegranate juice.

Connor Gage, the project manager, has formed his project team and the membe
structure, the estimates of duration associated with each task and its predecess

Develop a project schedule using the the information provided. Answer the following q
Q1) When is the project estimated to be completed? How many working days will it take?
Q2) What is the critical path? And which actvity has the most slack

d fruit drinks have been eroding their cola market. Grape juice was the
z claiming the antitoxin benefits. Lately, competition is compressing
arket surveys and focus groups have resulted in three potential highrink that has many health claims. The market potential seems very
s more likely to have a higher profit margin than the other potential
its familiarity in the Middle East and Asia. Therefore, Big Kola
omegranate juice.

ect team and the members have come up with a work breakdown
h task and its predecessors

ed. Answer the following questions

working days will it take?

ack

Task ID
1.0
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.2
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
1.3.5
1.4
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.6

Task Name
POM+ Project
R&D product development
Need Survey
Set product specs
Shelf life report
Nutrition report
Secure fruit suppliers
Initial Production
Equipment rehab
Production trials
Quality trials
Quality metrics
Quality training
Distribution
Market testing
Package design
Select distributors
Legal
Complete FDA certification
Register trademark
Prepare product launch

The following holidays are observed:

January 1
Martin Luther King Day (3rd Monday in January)
Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
Independence Day (July 4th)
Labor Day (first Monday in September)
Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
December 25th and December 26

Project Start Date: January 5th 2015

Adapted from Gray and Larson (2011)

Duration (in days)

Predecessors

20
15
10
5
20

3
4
4
5,6

30
15
20
5
15

4
7,9
10
11
12

30
15
25

5,6
15
5,6

15
5
15

7,15
7,15
13,16,17,19,20

Gray and Larson (2011)

Marketing Staf
R&D
Engineering
Purchasing
Quality Engineers
Designers
Legal staf
Production

$80/hr
$80/hr
$100/hr
$60/hr
$80/hr
$60/hr
$120/hr
$60/hr