[INF3708 ASSIGNMENT 02 QUESTION 4 SOLUTION] April 21, 2011
Question 4 Questions on Chapter 6 13 marks
4.1 There are a number of different conventions that have been adopted
for entering information on network and activity planning diagrams,
such as activity-on-arrow networks and the Precedence or activity-on-
node network diagrams. Give the naming convention of events for
activity-on-arrow networks as well as for the nodes in Precedence (or
activity-on-node network) diagram as used in Hughes & Cotterel. (2)
ANSWER
EN
Key ED LD
EN – Event number Slack
ED – Earliest date
LD – Latest date
Slack 3
Activity-on-arrow network diagram ()
Early Start Duration Early Finish
Task Name
Late Start Slack Late Finish
Precedence or activity-on-node network diagram ()
4.2 Consider the following activities with their precedents and durations.
Activity Precedents Estimated duration
(days)
A None 34
B A 20
C A 15
D C 25
E B 12
F D, E 7
G D, E 6
H F 30
I G 28
J I, H 6
Draw a complete Precedence network (Activity-on-node) diagram. Use the naming
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[INF3708 ASSIGNMENT 02 QUESTION 4 SOLUTION] April 21, 2011
convention for nodes as used in Hughes & Cotterel, which is based on the
British Standard BS 4335. (see figure below) Complete both a forward and
backward pass to determine the total duration and critical path. (11)
ANSWER
per correct node = 10mks; (0.5 per node if only one row (forward/backward pass) is
correct)
The critical path is: ACDFHJ = 117 (marked with star/dot)
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This question is under chapter 6 of the prescribed study material | Please revise 2
this (4.2) until your 100% sure. VERY IMPORTANT!!!
