OCR FD1 AS 2018 March — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFD1 AS (Further Decision 1 AS)
Year2018
SessionMarch
TopicCritical Path Analysis

4 Deva is having some work done on his house. The table shows the activities involved, their durations and their immediate predecessors.
ActivityImmediate predecessorsDuration (hours)
A Have skip delivered-3
B Remodel wallsA3
C Buy new fittings-2
D Fit electricsB2
E Fit plumbingB2
F Install fittingsC, E3
G PlasteringD,E2
H DecoratingF, G3
  1. Model this information as an activity network.
  2. Find the minimum time in which the work can be completed.
  3. Describe the effect on the minimum project completion time of each of the following happening individually.
    (a) The duration of activity A is increased to 3.5 hours.
    (b) The duration of activity D is increased to 4 hours.
    (c) The duration of activity F is decreased to 2 hours. The decorators working on activity H cannot work for 3 hours without a break.
  4. How would you adapt your model to incorporate the break?