Transcript Family Planning Research Center of Nigeria Case Study

Family Planning Research Center of Nigeria
Case Study
Start QM for Windows
Select Module Menu
Select PERT/CPM from menu
Select File Menu
Select New and Crashing
Define Data set for PERT/CPM
Family Planning Research Center of Nigeria
Case Study
Fill in data grid with problem data
Solve the problem by clicking the solve button
Family Planning Research Center of Nigeria
Case Study
The PERT/CPM Results can now be viewed.
Family Planning Research Center of Nigeria
Case Study
Discussion Questions
1. Some of the tasks in this project can be done in parallel. Prepare a diagram
showing the required network of tasks and define the critical path. What is the
length of the project without crashing?
This diagram shows the network of tasks. The critical path is highlighted in red.
The critical path activities are C,H,I,J,K. The length of the project without
crashing is 67 days.
Family Planning Research Center of Nigeria
Case Study
Discussion Questions
2. At this point can the project be done given the Personnel constraint of 10
persons?
The project cannot be done with the personnel constraint of 10 persons.
Because several tasks will be run simultaneously the staffing needs exceed
10 persons. To complete the task it would be ideal to have 24 people.
Family Planning Research Center of Nigeria
Case Study
Discussion Questions
3. If the critical path is longer than 60 days, what is the least amount that Dr. Watage
can spend and still achieve this schedule objective? How can he prove to
Pathminder that this is the minimum-cost alternative?
The critical path is 67 days. To achieve the 60 days goal Dr Watage can spend $400
to crash activity I by five days and $100 to crash activity C by two days. He can
prove that this is the minimum cost alternative with the results from QM.