CPM Analysis – Activity Oriented Network Approach – Forward Procedure Analysis done in 2 stages 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 4 Forward Procedure – ES and EF are determined Backward Procedure – LS and LF are determined (t) Earliest Start Time for an Activity : ES (Act): - It is the earliest time when an activity can be started Note: ES( All starting activities) = 0
20-02-2023 SESSION 1 5 CPM Analysis – Activity Oriented Network Approach- Contn … 2) Earliest Finish Time for an Activity : EF (Act): - It is the earliest time when an activity can be Finished Note: EF(Act) = ES(Act) + duration (t) Example 1: 1 2 3 4 5
CPM Analysis – Forward Procedure 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 6 Note: ES (Current Successor) = Maximum{ EF(All its Predecessors) } Target=13d
CPM Analysis – Backward Procedure 3) Latest Start Time for an Activity : LS(Act): - It is the latest time when an activity can be started without affecting the target time of the project 4) Latest Finish Time for an Activity : LF(Act): - It is the latest time when an activity can be finished without affecting the target time of the project Note: Assume: LF(All finishing activities) = Target time Note: First find LF and then LS for activity using the formula: Note: LS (Act)= LF (Act)- duration (t) 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 7
Extra Time / Floats for activities 1) Total Float for an Activity TF(Act): Total Extra time available for delaying an activity along a path without affecting the target given by: TF(Act) = {LF(Act) – ES(Act) – t} = LF(Act) – {ES(Act) – t }= (LF-EF) or = {LF(Act) –t } –ES(Act) = (LS –ES) 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 9 TF helps to identify the nature of activities: Activities with Zero TF are Critical
Total Float Calculation for Activities 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 10
Extra Time / Floats for activities- Contn … 2) Free Float for an Activity FF(Act): The extra time available for delaying the finishing (EF) of an activity such that the ES of its successors is not affected FF(Act) = ES (its Successors) – EF(Act) 3) Interfering Float for an Activity INF(Act) INF(Act) = TF(Act) – FF(Act) 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 11
Free Float Calculation for Activities 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 12
Square Network / Time Scaled Version Diagram - Diagram to be drawn on X-Y axis - Drawn with only ES and EF times of activities - Critical Path is drawn first and is shown as an horizontal line - With respect to the critical path, the non critical activities are shown based on their positions as they appear in the original network’ - A Non- critical activity with a ---- line beyond it, indicates there is FF for the activity - TF for a non-critical activity will appear along the entire path 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 14
Ex: 1 Square Network / Time Scaled Version Diagram 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 15
Ex:2 L&T Problem- purchase of RMC and install at factory site 20-02-2023 SESSION 1 16 B-A-G-F-D-E – Critical Path