Quantitative Techniques: Theory and Problems

RESOURCE ALLOCATION

Problem 8.1

A project has the following characteristics:

Each of activities 2-5, 3-5 and 4-6 requires one unit of the same key equipment to complete it. Do you think availability, of the unit of equipment in organisation is sufficient for completing the project without delaying it. If so what should be schedule of these activities?

Solution

Alternative schedules of activities with their timing after which they can be started as follows:

1st Alternative

	2-5	2
	3-5	2 + 1 = 3 but here we take 4 because activity 1-3 ...