Coleman Managerial Report
R. C/ Coleman distribute a variety of food products that are sold through grocery store and supermarket outlets. The company receives orders directly from the individual outlets, 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 labour 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 for material management has been named the project manager 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 (on weeks) have also been provided for each activity.
Activity A B C D E F G H I J K
Description Determine equipment needs Obtain vendor proposals Select vendor Order system Design new warehouse layout Design warehouse Design computer interface Interface computer Install system Train system operators Test system
Immediate Predecessor A, B C C E C D, F, G D, F H I, J
Activity
Optimistic
Time Most Probable
Pessimistic
A B C
4 6 2
6 8 4
8 16 6
Page 1
D E F G H I J K
8 7 4 4 4 4 3 2
10 10 6 6 6 6 4 4
24 13 8 20 8 14 5 6
Managerial Report
Develop a report that present the activity schedule and expected project completion time for the warehouse expansion project. Include a project network in the report. In addition, take into consideration the following issues: 1. R. C. Coleman’s top management established a required 40-week completion
R. C. Coleman’s director for material management has been named the project manager 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 (on weeks) have also been provided for each activity.
Activity A B C D E F G H I J K
Description Determine equipment needs Obtain vendor proposals Select vendor Order system Design new warehouse layout Design warehouse Design computer interface Interface computer Install system Train system operators Test system
Immediate Predecessor A, B C C E C D, F, G D, F H I, J
Activity
Optimistic
Time Most Probable
Pessimistic
A B C
4 6 2
6 8 4
8 16 6
Page 1
D E F G H I J K
8 7 4 4 4 4 3 2
10 10 6 6 6 6 4 4
24 13 8 20 8 14 5 6
Managerial Report
Develop a report that present the activity schedule and expected project completion time for the warehouse expansion project. Include a project network in the report. In addition, take into consideration the following issues: 1. R. C. Coleman’s top management established a required 40-week completion