How to determine which activity to shorten?

Submitted by tpmason1908 on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 02:29

activity     preceding activity    duration in weeks

start                none                         0

A                    start                           1

B                    start                            2

C                    start                             6

D                  A                                10

E                  b,c                               1

F                  C                                  2

G                   D                                 3

H                    E                                 9

I                     F                                  1

End                G,H, I                           0

If you needed to shorten the duration what activity would you try to shorten?

A. Activity B

B. Activity D

C. Activity H

D. Activity C

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cnppmp

Wed, 06/19/2013 - 03:10

The activity on critical path in network diagram because the non-critical path activity do not have impact on the duration s long as the critical path remains same.


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vishalpratap

Wed, 06/19/2013 - 04:10

 so is it H

tpmason1908

Wed, 06/19/2013 - 04:30

Activity C is the answer

vishalpratap

Wed, 06/19/2013 - 06:35

 If both are on critical path then how to decide

sanskrit

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 13:14

 If both are on critical path then Activity that comes FIRST should be the one one to shorten

ma498

Wed, 06/19/2013 - 06:40

Could someone explain the answer in bit detail, as this seesm to be intresting question, also refer material for studies for similar kind of situations

sanskrit

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 13:15

If both are on critical path then Activity that comes FIRST should be the one to shorten