{"id":21188,"date":"2023-05-31T03:16:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T03:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/develop-a-report-that-presents-the-activity-schedule-and-expected-project-completion-time-for-the-warehouse-expansion-project-include-a-project-network-in-the-report-in-addition-take-into-considera\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T03:16:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T03:16:20","slug":"develop-a-report-that-presents-the-activity-schedule-and-expected-project-completion-time-for-the-warehouse-expansion-project-include-a-project-network-in-the-report-in-addition-take-into-considera","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/develop-a-report-that-presents-the-activity-schedule-and-expected-project-completion-time-for-the-warehouse-expansion-project-include-a-project-network-in-the-report-in-addition-take-into-considera\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop a report that presents the activity schedule and expected project completion time for the warehouse expansion project. Include a project network in the report. In addition, take into consideration the following issue."},"content":{"rendered":"

Case Study #1 \u2013 Cost Company Project
\nManagement<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Cost Company distributes a
\nvariety of food products that are sold through grocery store and supermarket
\noutlets. The company receives orders directly from the individual outlets, with
\na typical order requesting the delivery of several cases of anywhere from 20 to
\n50 different products. Under the company\u2019s current warehouse operation,
\nwarehouse clerks dispatch order-picking personnel to fill each order and have
\nthe goods moved to the warehouse shipping area. Because of the high labor costs
\nand relatively low productivity of hand order-picking, management has decided
\nto automate the warehouse operation by installing a computer-controlled
\norder-picking system, along with a conveyor system for moving goods from
\nstorage to the warehouse shipping area<\/span><\/p>\n

Cost Company\u2019s director of
\nmaterial management has been named the project manager in charge of the
\nautomated warehouse system. After consulting with members of the engineering
\nstaff and warehouse management personnel, the director compiled a list of
\nactivities associated with the project. The optimistic, most probable and
\npessimistic times (<\/span>in
\nweeks<\/span>) have also been provided for each activity.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Activity<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Description<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Immediate
\n Predecessor<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Optimistic<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Most
\n Probable<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Pessimistic<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

A<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Determine
\n equipment needs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0336<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

B<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Obtain
\n vendor proposals<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0336<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

C<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Select
\n vendor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

A, B<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

D<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Order
\n system<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

C<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

24<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

E<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Design
\n new warehouse layout<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

C<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

F<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Design
\n warehouse<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

E<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

G<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Design
\n computer interface<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

C<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

H<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Interface
\n computer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

D, F, G<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

I<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Install
\n system<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

D, F<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

J<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Train
\n system operators<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

H<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

K<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Test
\n system<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

I, J<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Managerial Report <\/span><\/b>\u2026 to be submitted by Sunday, 31 May 2023<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Develop a report that presents the
\nactivity schedule and expected project completion time for the warehouse
\nexpansion project. Include a project network in the report. In addition, take into
\nconsideration the following issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cost
\nCompany\u2019s top management established a required 40-week completion time for the
\nproject. Can this completion time be achieved? Include probability information
\nin your discussion What recommendations do you have if the 40-week completion
\ntime is required?<\/span><\/p>\n

2.       <\/span><\/span><\/span>Suppose that
\nmanagement requests that activity times be shortened to provide an 80 percent
\nchance of meeting the 40-week completion time. If the variance in the project
\ncompletion time is the same as you found in part (1), how much should the
\nexpected project completion time be shortened to achieve a goal of an 80
\npercent chance of completion in 40 weeks?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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