Project Management- A new-venture aerospace firm is setting up its production

1
A
new-venture aerospace firm is setting up its production facilities in San
Diego, California. Product design is complete. The plant manager has hired 30
people, who possess mostly interchangeable skills, to prepare the plant. He has
asked you to help him with resource allocation. He is unsure if he can meet the
30-week deadline, given his resource constraint. Schedule and resource
information are shown below.

Task

Immediate Predecessor (s)

Duration (Weeks)

People Required per Week

A. Select site

None

4

5

B. Design process

None

5

10

C. Assess materials needs

None

4

20

D. Arrange lease

A

4

10

E. Determine skill requirements

B

6

5

F. Purchase equipment

B

3

10

G. Establish supplier relationships

C

7

15

H. Order materials

G

8

10

I. Hire employees

D, E

5

5

J. Test equipment

F

5

25

K. Set up facility

I, J

6

20

L. Train employees

H, K

4

25

M. Ramp up production

L

4

30

a.
Prepare an early-start schedule graph or Gantt chart and produce a histogram to
show the resource loads
b.
Create a revised schedule graph or Gantt chart, with accompanying histogram, to
address the resource constraint of 30 people.
c.
Provide a short explanation for the plant manager about how you derived your
revised schedule and what you recommend.