shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000814659202 from CourseHero com on 03 25 2021 15 12 42 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 13364669 The Cyclon Project Solution The CyClon project team has started gathering information necessary to develop a projectnetwork predecessor activities and activity time in days The results of their meeting arefound in the following table Part A Create a network based on the above information How long will the projecttake What is the critical path Part B Upon further review the team recognizes that they missed three finish to startlags Procure prototype parts will involve only 2 days of work but it will take 8 days forthe parts to be delivered Likewise Order stock components will take 2 days of work and8 days for delivery and Order custom components 2 days of work and 13 days fordelivery Reconfigure the CyClon schedule by entering the three finish to start lags What impactdid these lags have on the original schedule On the amount of work required to completethe project Part C Management is still not happy with the schedule and wants the project completedas soon as possible Unfortunately they are not willing to approve additional resources One team member pointed out that the network contained only finish to startrelationships and that it might be possible to reduce project duration by creating start to start lags After much deliberation the team concluded that the following relationshipscould be converted into start to start lags shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000814659202 from CourseHero com on 03 25 2021 15 12 42 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 13364669 The Cyclon Project Solution Procure prototype parts could start 6 days after the start of Design Fabricate parts could start 9 days after the start of Design Laboratory test could begin 1 day after the start of Assemble prototype Field test could start 5 days after the start of Laboratory test Adjust design could begin 7 days after the start of Field test Order stock and Order custom components could begin 5 days after Adjust design Test unit could begin 9 days after the start of Assemble test production unit Document results could start 3 days after the start of Test unit Reconfigure the CyClon schedule by entering all nine start to start lags What impact didthese lags have on the original schedule Part A How long will the project take Is therea change in the critical path Is there a change in the sensitivity of the network Whywould management like this solution SOLUTION The CyClon project team has started gathering information necessary to develop a projectnetwork predecessor activities and activity time in days The results of their meeting arefound in the following table ActivityDescriptionDurationPredecessor1CyClon Project2Design103Procure prototype parts1024Fabricate parts 825Assemble prototype 43 46Laboratory test 757Field test1068Adjust design 679Order stock components10810Order custom components15811Assemble test production unit109 1012Test unit 51113Document results 312Assume that no work is completed on weekends and that the project is scheduled to startJanuary 2 2008 shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000814659202 from CourseHero com on 03 25 2021 15 12 42 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 13364669 The Cyclon Project Solution Part A The project is scheduled to take 80 days The critical path consists of activities 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 CyClon Project Entry Table and Gantt Chart Part A Part B The schedule still takes 80 days to complete and there is no change in the critical path However instead of taking 98 days of work to complete the project will only take 69days of work We obtain 69 days by totaling the number of days for each lag CyClon Project Entry Table and Gantt Chart Part B Part C CyClon Project Entry Table and Gantt chart Part C shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000814659202 from CourseHero com on 03 25 2021 15 12 42 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 13364669 The Cyclon Project Solution Powered by TCPDF www tcpdf org The project duration has been reduced 15 days as a result of introducing the start to startlags The project is now estimated to be completed in 65 days There is a change in thecritical path but the sensitivity of the network does not change much Procure prototypeparts is no longer on the critical path and now has 1 day of slack while Fabricate partswhich had 2 days of slack is now critical Management would like this solution since itdoes not appear to involve any additional costs