Questions from General Business Management

Q: Fred Ridgeway has been given the responsibility of managing a training and

Fred Ridgeway has been given the responsibility of managing a training and development program. He knows the earliest start time, the latest start time, and the total cost for each activity. This info...

Q: How can we determine the probability that a project will be completed

How can we determine the probability that a project will be completed by a certain date? What assumptions are made in this computation?

Q: General Foundry’s project crashing data are shown in Table 11.9

General Foundry’s project crashing data are shown in Table 11.9. Crash this project to 13 weeks using CPM. What is the final time for each activity after crashing? Table 11.9:

Q: Bowman Builders manufactures steel storage sheds for commercial use. Joe Bowman

Bowman Builders manufactures steel storage sheds for commercial use. Joe Bowman, president of Bowman Builders, is contemplating producing sheds for home use. The activities necessary to build an exper...

Q: The Bender Construction Co. is involved in constructing municipal buildings and

The Bender Construction Co. is involved in constructing municipal buildings and other structures that are used primarily by city and state municipalities. This requires developing legal documents, dra...

Q: Getting a degree from a college or university can be a long

Getting a degree from a college or university can be a long and difficult task. Certain courses must be completed before other courses may be taken. Develop a network diagram in which every activity i...

Q: Dream Team Productions was in the final design phases of its new

Dream Team Productions was in the final design phases of its new film, Killer Worms, to be released next summer. Market Wise, the firm hired to coordinate the release of Killer Worms toys, identified...

Q: The estimated times (in weeks) and immediate predecessors for the

The estimated times (in weeks) and immediate predecessors for the activities in a project are given in the following table. Assume that the activity times are independent. (a). Calculate the expected...

Q: The following costs have been estimated for the activities in a project

The following costs have been estimated for the activities in a project: (a). Develop a cost schedule based on earliest start times. (b). Develop a cost schedule based on latest start times. (c). Sup...

Q: The managing partner of the Scott Corey accounting firm (see Problem

The managing partner of the Scott Corey accounting firm (see Problem 11-34) has decided that the system must be up and running in 16 weeks. Consequently, information about crashing the project was put...