In: Operations Management
Use the information in the table and assume that a worker is expected to devote half-time (four hours per day) to this project with work taking place on a 5-day-per-week basis. Which week has the highest resource usage?
Activity | Predecessor | Hours per Day | Time (Days) |
A | -- | 4 | 6 |
B | A | 4 | 11 |
C | A | 5 | 5 |
D | B | 4 | 6 |
E | B | 4 | 6 |
F | B | 6 | 3 |
G | C, D | 8 | 11 |
H | E, F | 8 | 8 |
J | G, H | 3 | 10 |
K | J | 6 | 4 |
NETWORK DIAGRAM:
activity | predecessor | hour/day | time (days) | ES | EF | REQD RESOURCE/DAY |
A | -- | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
B | A | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
C | A | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.25 |
D | B | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1 |
E | B | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1 |
F | B | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 1.5 |
G | C,D | 8 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 2 |
H | E,F | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 2 |
J | G,H | 3 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 0.75 |
K | J | 6 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 1.5 |
WEEK | DAYS | RESOURCE REQUIRED | ||||
1 | 1-5 | 5 | ||||
2 | 6-10 | 12.25 | ||||
3 | 11-15 | 5 | ||||
4 | 16-20 | 11.5 | ||||
5 | 21-25 | 14 | ||||
6 | 26-30 | 20 | ||||
7 | 31-35 | 10 | ||||
8 | 36-40 | 3.75 | ||||
9 | 41-45 | 3.75 | ||||
10 | 45-48 | 6 | ||||
highest resource usage | 20 | |||||
HENCE, | ||||||
WEEK 6 HAS THE HIGHEST RESOURCE USAGE |
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