Edexcel D1 2023 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicCritical Path Analysis

5.
ActivityImmediately preceding activities
A-
B-
C-
DA
EA
FB, C, E
GB, C, E
HC
IC
JD, F, G, H, I
KD, F, G, H, I
LI
  1. Draw the activity network described in the precedence table above, using activity on arc and the minimum number of dummies. A project is modelled by the activity network drawn in (a). Each activity requires exactly one worker. The project is to be completed in the shortest possible time. The table below gives the time, in hours, to complete three of the activities.
    ActivityDuration (in hours)
    A10
    E7
    F8
    The length of the critical path AEFK is 33 hours.
  2. Determine the range of possible values for the duration of activity J. You must make your method and working clear.