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Use the information in the table and assume that a worker is expected to devote
half-time (four hours per day) to this project with work taking place on a 5-day-
per-week basis. Which week has the lowest resource usage?
ActivityDurationPredecessorA5 days--B4 daysAC5 daysAD6 daysBE6 daysC, DF6
daysE ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Week 6
ABC project organization has one workstation that is capable of generating the
drawings that their clients study before accepting ABC's bid. ABC is currently in
the midst of three proposal projects and knows which proposed project will be
most profitable and which will be least profitable. The workstation is scheduled so
that the most profitable project's work is done first and the least profitable
project work is done last. This is an example of: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Exploiting a constraint.
The One Shovel Construction Company is hired by the City of Edmond to lay
sewer pipe from the east end of town to the west end of town using their single
shovel to dig the trench. While the crew would like to begin at both ends
simultaneously and have a dramatic ceremony when both ends meet, they find
themselves with a bit of a: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Resource
constraint.
,Use the information in the table and assume that a worker is expected to devote
half-time (four hours per day) to this project with work taking place on a 5-day-
per-week basis. If the project manager is told that the total number of hours per
week cannot exceed 48, what is the first week that some resource leveling must
occur?ActivityPredecessorHours per DayTime (Days)A--
46BA411CA55DB46EB46FB63GC, D811HE, F88JG, H310KJ64 ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Week 4
Which of the following statement is BEST? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
The critical chain requires that all resource leveling be done before the critical
chain can be identified.
A resource loading form can be generated once you have developed: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The activity network and the work breakdown
structure.
In addition to identifying overallocation of people, a resource usage table can also
be used to identify overallocation of: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Resources.
A project is represented by the activity durations (in days, estimated at 90%
likelihood of completion) and precedence requirements shown in the table. What
,is the length of the project buffer if this project is managed using critical chain
methodology? Use the rule of thumb approach.
ActivityPredecessorLengthActivityPredecessorLengthA--18EC, D13B--
16FC9CA22GE, F15DB14 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------17 Days
In general, when constructing a resource loading chart, one should avoid: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Changing the duration of the activities.
A project is represented by the activity durations (estimated at 90% likelihood of
completion) and precedence requirements shown in the table. What is the overall
duration of this project if it is managed using critical chain methodology?
ActivityPredecessorLengthActivityPredecessorLengthM--8R--12N--8SP14PM12TR,
Q7QN10VS, T11 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------33.75
Use the information in the table and assume that a worker is expected to devote
half-time (four hours per day) to this project with work taking place on a 5-day-
per-week basis. Which week has the highest resource usage?
ActivityPredecessorHours per DayTime (Days)A--46BA411CA55DB46EB46FB63GC,
D811HE, F88JG, H310KJ64 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Week 6
Your next project consists of 5 consecutive 10-day activities, each estimated by a
different worker in your organization. You have all secretly added your own safety
margin of 4 days into your estimates and you watch in horror as the project
manager whips out his copy of Critical Chain and slams it on the table midway
, through their first project meeting. "I'm taking your buffers and making them my
own," he bellows. You recoil from this news and do some quick mental arithmetic.
Now that you know the project manager is a Goldratt disciple, you know that the
new project buffer will be: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------10 Days
A project consists of four activities with information as shown in the table. What
is the overall variance of the project's duration?
ActivityPredecessorLengthStandard DeviationA--102BA123CA162DB, C143 ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------17
A resource constraint can be exploited using CCPM methodology by: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Determining the priority among projects for
access to the drum.
A project is represented by the activity durations (estimated at 90% likelihood of
completion) and precedence requirements shown in the table. What is the length
of the feeder buffer for path NQT if this project is managed using critical chain
methodology?ActivityPredecessorLengthActivityPredecessorLengthM--8R--12N--
8SP14PM12TR, Q7QN10VS, T11 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2.25
A project consisting of six activities is shown in the table. The project manager
must achieve the lowest possible maximum resource requirement while adhering
to a 34-day deadline. The lowest possible peak resource demand occurs: