OCR MEI D1 2005 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2005
SessionJanuary
TopicCritical Path Analysis

4 Answer this question on the insert provided. The table shows activities involved in a "perm" in a hair salon, their durations and immediate predecessors. \begin{table}[h]
ActivityDuration (mins)Immediate predecessor(s)
Ashampoo5-
Bprepare perm lotion2-
Cmake coffee for customer3-
Dtrim5A
Eclean sink3A
Fput rollers in15D
Gclean implements3D
Happly perm lotion5B, F
Ileave to set20C,H
Jclean lotion pot and spreaders3H
Kneutralise and rinse10I, E
Ldry10K
Mwash up and clean up15K
Nstyle4G, L
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Table 4}
\end{table}
  1. Complete the activity-on-arc network in the insert to represent the precedences.
  2. Perform a forward pass and a backward pass to find early and late event times. Give the critical activities and the time needed to complete the perm.
  3. Give the total float time for the activity \(G\). Activities \(\mathrm { D } , \mathrm { F } , \mathrm { H } , \mathrm { K }\) and N require a stylist.
    Activities \(\mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B } , \mathrm { C } , \mathrm { E } , \mathrm { G } , \mathrm { J }\) and M are done by a trainee.
    Activities \(I\) and \(L\) require no-one in attendance.
    A stylist and a trainee are to give a perm to a customer.
  4. Use the chart in the insert to show a schedule for the activities, assuming that all activities are started as early as possible.
  5. Which activity would be better started at its latest start time?