Assignment No.

Network Analysis

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Index No. :
Module:

J.A.L. Jayasinghe
091012D
TT 4152 - Production Planning & Control

Assignment
The HR department of Garment manufacturing factory was assigned the task of
organizing and training five teams of executives as part of a large project to implement a
quality management system. These employees had already had training in basics of
implementing a Quality management system, but must receive specific training regarding the
Standardization and Quality Assurance methods. Two types of materials must also be
prepared: (1) those for use in training the executives, and (2) those for used by executives to
during the field work. Resource Personnel must be brought in and arrangements made for
transportation and accommodations for the participants.
The following are the steps to be carried out by the HR Department to organize this event.
Activity
A

B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.

H.
I.
J.
K.

Identify Resource
Personnel and Inquire
about their schedules
Arrange transport to the
training base
Identify and collect
training materials
Arrange accommodations
Identify the team to be
trained
Bring in the team to be
trained
Transport Resource
Personnel to the training
base
Print program material
Deliver program materials
Train team
Do fieldwork

Preceding Activity

Time (In Days)

--

Staffing
Needed
2

--

--

A
A

3
7

1
4

B, E

A, B

C
H
D, F, G, I
J

10
7
15
30

6
3
0
0

Network Formulation

The following figure shows the Activity-on-Arrow network formation based on task
precedence and duration of the task.
The critical path is C H I J K
The table below shows the Earliest Starting times, Latest Starting times and slack of each
activity.
ACTIVITY

B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.

Identify Resource Personnel

and Inquire about their
schedules
Arrange transport to the training
base
Identify and collect training
materials
Arrange accommodations
Identify the team to be trained
Bring in the team to be trained
Transport Resource Personnel
to the training base
Print program material
Deliver program materials
Train team
Do fieldwork

EARLIEST
STARTING
TIME
0

LATEST
STARTING
TIME
8

SLACK

12

12

5
5
12
7

19
13
20
19

14
8
8
12

5
15
22
37

5
15
22
37

0
0
0
0

Workforce Smoothing

The following table shows the workforce requirement for each day, and this can be used to
optimize the work force requirement by delaying some activities with slack. Items with slack
indicated in the table. The slack time is indicated by shading the possible starting days.
Activities
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K

1
2
3
2

2
2
3
2

3
2
3
2

4
2
3
2

5
2
3
2

1
4

1
4

Days
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

1
4

2
6

2
6

2
6

7 7 7 7 7 14 14 13 12 12 10 10

The following table shows the workforce requirement smoothened considering activities with
slack time.
Activities
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K

1
2
3
2

2
2
3
2

3
2
3
2

4
2
3
2

5
2
3
2

Days
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

7 7 7 7 7

1
4

10 10 10

Crashing

The following table show the crash costs regarding the project.

Normal
Activity
Identify Resource
A. Personnel and Inquire
about their schedules
Arrange transport to the
B.
training base
Identify and collect
C.
training materials
Arrange
D.
accommodations
Identify the team to be
E.
trained
Bring in the team to be
F.
trained
Transport Resource
G. Personnel to the
training base
H. Print program material
Deliver program
I.
materials
J. Train team
K. Do fieldwork
Total

Minimum

Time

Cost(Rs.)

Time

Cost (Rs.)

Average Cost
Per Day
Saved (Rs.)

400

700

100

1,000

1,450

150

400

500

50

2,500

3,000

250

400

850

150

1,000

2,000

1,000

1,500

2,000

500

10

3,000

4,000

250

200

600

80

15
30

5,000
10,000
25,400

10
20

7,000
14,000

400
400

These are the steps that can be taken to crash the program.

1
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Steps
Original Network
Crash C (5 3)
Crash I (7 2)
Crash H (10 -9)
(New Critical Path A E F J K)
Crash A (5 2) and H (9 6)
Crash J (15 -10)
Crash K (30 -20)

Length in Days
67
65
60
59

Total Cost (Rs.)

25,400
25,500
25,900
26,150

56
51
41

27,200
29,200
33,200

The network for the crashed project is as shown below,

Probabilistic Network Analysis

The following table indicates the data on the Optimistic, Pessimistic and Most Likely times of the
activities of this project

Table 1
Activity
Identify Resource
Personnel and Inquire
about their schedules
B. Arrange transport to the
training base
C. Identify and collect
training materials
D. Arrange accommodations
E. Identify the team to be
trained
F. Bring in the team to be
trained
G. Transport Resource
Personnel to the training
base
H. Print program material
I. Deliver program materials
J. Train team
K. Do fieldwork
Total time for the project

Optimistic Time

Most likely
Time

Pessimistic
Time

6
2
10
20
41

10
7
15
30
67

12
9
19
35
71

Network for the Pessimistic Time

Optimistic Time = 41 Days

Pessimistic Time = 71 Days
Most Likely Time = 67 Days

Project Mean Time =

Project Duration Variance = (

= 63.333

) = 25

Project Duration Standard Deviation =

=5

Assume the project is supposed to be completed in 60 days

The probability of completing the project in 60 days,
= - 0.666
Probability = 25.2