Critical Path Analysis - Solution
This document provides the detailed solution for determining the critical path and tabulating
all schedule and delay times for the provided project network.
The task involves calculating the earliest start (ES), earliest finish (EF), latest start (LS),
latest finish (LF), and float for each activity to determine the critical path.
Step 1: Paths and Their Durations
Paths Identified:
1. Path: 1 to 2 to 4 to 8 (Duration = 19)
2. Path: 1 to 3 to 6 to 8 (Duration = 23)
3. Path: 1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8 (Duration = 32) [Critical Path]
4. Path: 1 to 2 to 4 to 6 to 8 (Duration = 23)
Critical Path: 1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8 (Longest Path with 32 units duration)
Step 2: Tabulated Results for ES, EF, LS, LF, and Float
Activity Duration ES EF LS LF Float
1 to 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
2 to 4 2 2 4 2 4 0
4 to 8 15 4 19 4 19 0
1 to 3 7 0 7 0 7 0
3 to 6 4 7 11 19 23 12
6 to 8 12 11 23 23 35 12
3 to 5 8 7 15 7 15 0
5 to 7 5 15 20 15 20 0
7 to 8 12 20 32 20 32 0
Step 3: Conclusion
Critical Path: 1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 8
Project Duration: 32 units
Activities on the Critical Path have a float of 0.