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SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL ENGINEERING, HEALTH AND SCIENCES

MIET2138 – ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, SEMESTER 2, 2018

WEEK 4 (July 23 – July 27, 2018) TUTORIAL

PROBLEM 1
Based on the network diagram presented below, complete the table showing the activity relationships.
Complete Table 1 in page 2 by identifying the precedence relationship among the activities.

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Problem 1 - activity relationships

Activity Predecessor

T1 None
R2 None
H None
S T1
E1 R2
D2 T1
W T1
P1 W
P2 D2, W
T2 S, E1, H
X H
O2 T2, P1
F D2, W
R1 P2, F
E P1, P2, F, T2
L O2, X
G L

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PROBLEM 2
Based on the network diagram presented below, complete the table given in page 4. T h e p r o j e c t
starts with the Activity E2 and finishes with the Activity P.

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Problem 2 - activity relationships

Activity Predecessor

E2 Start
A1 E2
X E2
Z E2
L E2
B X, A1
K3 X, Z
E L, Z
I B
R B
F K3
G K3
N2 E
Q I
S1 E, G, F
K2 R, N2
S2 S1, R
B1 K2, Q
P S2, B1

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PROBLEM 3
Based on the network diagram presented below, complete the table showing the activity relationships:

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Problem 3 - activity relationships

Activity Predecessor

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PROBLEM 4
The activities for a project and the precedence relationship among the identified activities are given in
Table 1. The project starts with the activity A and finishes with activity F.

Table 1: Activity precedence relationship for a project

Activity Predecessor

A -

E A

C A

D E

B E, C

F D, B

Construct an Activity-On-Arrow network diagram based on the information presented above.

E D
A
DUMMY

START
F FINISH
C
B

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PROBLEM 5
An engineering project consists of 11 different inter-dependent activities. The identified precedence
relationships among the activities are given in Table 2. The project starts with Activity A and Activity E and
finishes with the Activity K.

Table 2: Activity precedence relationship for an engineering project

Activity Predecessor Activity Predecessor

A - G E

B A H F

C A I G

D C J H, I

E - K B, D, J

F E

Construct an Activity-On-Arrow network diagram based on the information presented above.

A C K
D FINISH

J
START E G I

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