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Assignment 2 – Operations Research

Date of issue – 24 June 2020 Case Problem R. C. COLEMAN R. C. Coleman distributes a variety of food products that are sold through grocery store and supermarket outlets. The company receives orders directly from the individual out- lets, with a typical order requesting the delivery of several cases of anywhere from 20 to 50 different products. Under the company’s current warehouse operation, warehouse clerks dispatch order-picking personnel to fill each order and have the goods moved to the warehouse shipping area. Because of the high labor costs and relatively low productivity of hand order-picking, management has decided to automate the warehouse operation by installing a computer-controlled order-picking system, along with a conveyor system for moving goods from storage to the warehouse shipping area.

R. C. Coleman’s director of material management has been named the project man- ager in charge of the automated warehouse system. After consulting with members of the engineering staff and warehouse management personnel, the director compiled a list of activities associated with the project. The optimistic, most probable, and pessimistic times (in weeks) have also been provided for each activity.

Managerial Report

Develop a report that presents the activity schedule and expected project completion time for the warehouse expansion project. Include a project network and a critical path in the report. In addition, take into consideration the following issue:

1. R. C. Coleman’s top management established a required 40-week completion time for the project. Can this completion time be achieved considering real project completion time?

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Marking Scheme Total marks = 10

1. Project network (5.0) 2. Critical path (3.0) 3. Project completion time (2.0)

Last date for Submission:- 12 July 2020 WARNING !! Please Note:

1. DO NOT COPY FROM YOUR FRIEND - Anybody found copying will BE PENALISED. 2. MARKS will be deducted for Late Submission of report.