Reference no: EM133086330

The Stone River Textile Mill was inspected and found to be in violation of a number of safety regulations. The inspectors ordered the mill to alter some existing machinery to make it safer (e.g. add safety guards), purchase some new machinery to replace older, etc.. The activities in the Project and their durations are listed below.

Task Description Immediate Predecessor Duration (weeks)

A Order New Machinery - 2

B Plan new Physical Layout - 5

C Determine the safety changes in existing Machinery - 3

D Receive equipment A 10

E Hire new employees A 7

F Make plant alterations B 15

G Make changes in existing Machinery C 9

H Train new employees D, E 3

I Install new machinery D, E, F 4

J Relocate old machinery D, E, F, G 5

K Conduct employee safety orientation H, I, J 2

(i) Construct a Network diagram for this project.

(ii) Identify all paths in the Network and the Critical Path. What is the Project completion time?

(iii) What is the Slack of each path?