Assignment: Pert Mustang Case Study
Resource: Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, Ch. 7
Read Case: The Pert Mustang at the end of Ch. 7 (pp. 273).
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address the following points:
• Prepare the report that Vicky Roberts requested, assuming the project will begin immediately. Assume 45 working days are available to complete the project, including transporting the car to Detroit before the auto show begins.
• Discuss, briefly, the aspects of the proposed new business, such as the competitive priorities that Roberts asked about.
• Create a table containing the project activities used in the letter assigned to each activity, the time estimates, and the precedence relationships from which you will assemble the network diagram.
• Draw a network diagram of the project similar to Figure 7.3.
• Determine the activities on the critical path and the estimated slack for each activity.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.