TUTORIAL 2 : CRITICAL PATH METHOD

1. ASSA ABLOY SA is company specializing in door opening solutions. One part of the company
focuses on manufacturing pin tumbler and lever locks for multiple brands including Union, Yale
and Multi-Lock.

Using the CPM (critical path method), find the critical path and duration all of non-critical paths.

Activity Description Immediate Duration

predecessor (hours)
A Receive raw materials - 0.5
B Bolt cutting A 1.0
C Transfer Machine (Series of drilling and B 1.5
cutting operation)
D Transfer Machine (Barrels) B 1.4
E Barrel pinning D 1.2
F Shackle groove cutting B 0.8
G Shackle Bending F 1.0
H Insert shackle into body C,E,G 0.4
I Insert barrel into body and test key set H 1.4
J Packaging of padlock I 0.5

2. A project schedule has the following characteristics as shown in table below,

a) Construct AOA network

b) Compute Totol Lost (TL) for each activity
c) Find the critical path

Activity Name Time (days)

1-2 A 4
1-3 B 1
2-4 C 1
3-4 D 1
3-5 E 6
4-9 F 5
5-6 G 4
5-7 H 8
6-8 I 1
7-8 J 2
8-10 K 5
9-10 L 7
 TUTORIAL 2 : CRITICAL PATH METHOD

2. ASSA ABLOY SA is company specializing in door opening solutions. One part of the company
focuses on manufacturing pin tumbler and lever locks for multiple brands including Union, Yale
and Multi-Lock.

Using the CPM (critical path method), find the critical path and duration all of non-critical paths.

Activity Description Immediate Duration

predecessor (hours)
A Receive raw materials - 0.5
B Bolt cutting A 1.0
C Transfer Machine (Series of drilling and B 1.5
cutting operation)
D Transfer Machine (Barrels) B 1.4
E Barrel pinning D 1.2
F Shackle groove cutting B 0.8
G Shackle Bending F 1.0
H Insert shackle into body C,E,G 0.4
I Insert barrel into body and test key set H 1.4
J Packaging of padlock I 0.5

2. A project schedule has the following characteristics as shown in table below,

a) Construct AOA network

b) Compute Totol Lost (TL) for each activity
c) Find the critical path
d)

Activity Name Time (days)

1-2 A 4
1-3 B 1
2-4 C 1
3-4 D 1
3-5 E 6
4-9 F 5
5-6 G 4
5-7 H 8
6-8 I 1
7-8 J 2
8-10 K 5
9-10 L 7