Suppose that, after analyzing a PERT/CPM network, the project manager finds that

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Suppose that, after analyzing a PERT/CPM network, the project manager finds that the project completion time is unacceptable What are the manager's options? A cookie recipe gives the following numbered steps Preheat oven Grease cookie sheets Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and flavoring Measure and sift dry ingredients Add dry ingredients to mixture Drop by spoonfuls onto sheets and bake for 10 minutes. Although the steps are numbered, they do not always reflect immediate precedence relationships Develop a table that lists the immediate predecessors for each activity

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(a) Reviewing the original PERT/CPM network to check whether any immediate predecessor relationships can be modified so that atleast some of the critical path activities can be done simultaneously.

(b) Adding resources to the critical path activities in an attempt to shorten the critical path.

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Activity Predecessor Activity 1 Nil 2 5 3 6 4 4 5 3 6 2 7 1

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