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The home office billing department of a chain of department stores prepares mont

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Question

The home office billing department of a chain of department stores prepares monthly inventory reports for use by the stores’ purchasing agents. Given the following information, use the critical path method to determine:

JOB AND DESCRIPTION IMMEDIATE
PREDECESSORS TIME
(HOURS) a Start — 0 b Get computer printouts of customer purchases a 4 c Get stock records for the month a 15 d Reconcile purchase printouts and stock records b c 18 e Total stock records by department b c 4 f Determine reorder quantities for coming period e 14 g Prepare stock reports for purchasing agents d f 4 h Finish g 1
a. How long the total process will take?

Explanation / Answer

a) Total process time = (a-c 18) + (bc – d 4) + (e-f 14) + (df - g 4) + (g-h 1) = 41 hours