October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
696 pages
34h 17m
English
Content preview from Operations Management: An Integrated Approach, 5th Edition
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Formula Review
- Expected time for each activity:
- Variance for each activity:
- Calculating the z value to estimate probability of completion:
Solved Problems (See student companion site for Excel template.)
Problem 1
Use the following information to diagram the project network.
| Activity | Immediate Predecessors |
| A | none |
| B | A |
| C | A |
| D | B |
| E | C |
| F | D, E |
| G | F |
Diagram the network using AON notation.
• Solution
The AON notation is straightforward for this project. Activity A is done first, then activities B and C can begin. When B is done, activity D begins. When C is done, activity E begins. Activity F begins after both D and E are finished. Figure 16-16 shows the diagrammed network.
FIGURE 16-16 Project network diagram
• Problem 2
Your boss gives you the following information about the new project you are leading. The information includes the activities, the three time estimates, and the precedence relationships.
(a) Calculate the expected time for each of the activities.
(b) Determine the expected completion time of the project.
(c) Calculate the variance of each of the project ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.