Description
Assume your company has got the contract to build a new airport in Goa. It is a very important project for you and your company. How are you going to manage the different stages of the project? (10 marks)
The activity involved in a certain project have been identified as follows:
| Job | Time (weeks) | No. of Men required | Precedence requirements |
| A | 5 | 1 | – |
| B | 10 | 1 | A |
| C | 8 | 2 | A |
| D | 6 | 3 | B,C |
| E | 7 | 1 | B,C |
| F | 4 | 2 | E |
| G | 4 | 2 | D,F |
| H | 2 | 1 | G |
- For the above project draw the network (using the MS word line function) and determine the critical path.
- If there are three men available at any one time how long would the project take and how would you allocate the men to the activities?
- If there are no restrictions on the amount of labour available, explain how you would schedule the activities? (10 marks)
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) that runs Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISP) at Bhadravati in Karnataka decided to close the unit last year. Founded in 1954, SAIL operates and owns five integrated steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bokaro and Burnpur (Asansol) and three special steel plants at Salem, Durgapur and Bhadravathi. SAIL has declared VISP a loss-making unit. Please suggest:
- A transition plan for the project and factors that might affect the smooth termination of the projects. (5 Marks)
- List down the contents of Closure report and the post closure activities you would suggest to be undertaken. (5 Marks)
