1999 Paper 8 Question 5
Business Studies
What is meant by a critical path? [5 marks]
Draw a PERT diagram for the process of getting up in the morning, making
breakfast (tea, toast), and leaving for lectures. Show the critical path. [5 marks]
Derive the GANTT chart. What is the latest time to get up, if you must leave at
08:30? Comment on resource conflicts. [5 marks]
Does extra capital plant (such as an automatic tea-maker), allow you to get up
later, and by how much? What other process improvements might there be?
[5 marks]