The outline of task involved in a new product creation is pr

The outline of task involved in a new product creation is provided in this question. Details of the activities are given below.

Activity

Description

Predecessor

Duration (in months)

A

Product design

5

B

Market research

1

C

Production analysis

A

2

D

Product model

A

3

E

Sales brochure

A

2

F

Cost analysis

C

3

G

Product testing

D

4

H

Sales training

B,E

2

I

Pricing

H

1

J

Project report

F,G,I

1

(a) Complete the activity network for this problem.

(b) Determine the critical path, plus the possible start times for all the activities, in order to complete the job in the shortest possible time.

Solution

This problem refers to critical path method used in operations research.

we draw the network for the activities listed above