H & W Construction Have Been Awarded a Job to Replace

question 36

Essay

H & W construction have been awarded a job to replace the vinyl and carpet throughout Mr.Bruce's house.The team has prepared the following estimates.Below are the activities and times for installing a laminate floor.
Construct the appropriate network diagram and label the ES,EF,LS,and LF times.Alternatively,create the table of ES,EF,LS,and LF.What is the critical path? How many hours are in the critical path? Mrs.Bruce needs this time estimate to plan an upcoming party.Mrs.Bruce is hosting a house and garden party for her daughter,Daisy,and is anxious for the team to complete the project.H & W Construction will be paid an extra $15 per hour for early completion (any time less than the critical path).Tasks B,I,and J can be shortened.B by 2 hours;I and J by 5 hours;each reduction will cost $12 per hour.Which if any of the three tasks will you shorten?

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The labor costs directly associated with the manufacturing of a product or the provision of a service.

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, excluding direct materials and direct labor. Examples include utilities, depreciation on factory equipment, and salaries of factory supervisors.

Lean Manufacturing

An orderly technique for minimizing waste in industrial operations while ensuring productivity remains unaffected.

Manufacturing Cells

A layout design in manufacturing where machines and workstations are arranged to optimize the production process and reduce waste, focusing on the manufacturing of a single product or a group of similar products.