chapter 8

1) A project that must be finished by December 31st is: A) Time-constrained. B) Resource-constrained. C) Mix-constrained. D) Capacity-constrained

A

37) Consider the project that is neatly summarized in this table. What is the top priority activity when using the most successors leveling heuristic? A) A B) B C) C D) D

A

A) 4 hours B) 2 hours C) 8 hours D) 6 hours

A

2) The One Shovel Construction Company is hired by the City of Edmond to lay sewer pipe from the east end of town to the west end of town using their single shovel to dig the trench. While the crew would like to begin at both ends simultaneously and have a dramatic ceremony when both ends meet, they find themselves with a bit of a: A) Time constraint. B) Resource constraint. C) Mixed constraint. D) Partial network.

B

35) The process that addresses the complex challenges of project constraints is known as: A) TOC. B) Resource leveling. C) Constraint scheduling. D) Resource scheduling.

B

36) Consider the project that is neatly summarized in this table. What are the top two priority activities when using the smallest duration leveling heuristic? A) B and C B) A and B C) C and E D) A and E

B

86) The amount of work waiting to be completed but delayed due to unavailable resources is known as: A) Resource utilization. B) In-process inventory. C) Resource underutilization. D) Efficiency.

B

A) 40 hours B) 20 hours C) 28 hours D) 36 hours

B

25) The project represented by this resource load chart has a maximum limit of 6 units of resource activity in any day. The first activities that are strong candidates for shifting are: A) Activity A B) Activities B and C C) Activities D and E D) Activity E and F

C

40) Which of these statements about resource management is BEST? A) A mathematically optimal solution is almost always attainable and should be pursued. B) The project manager should level resources as to maximize fluctuations from time period to time period. C) A common approach to analyzing resource-leveling problems is to apply heuristics. D) Resource management is usually a univariate, combinatorial problem

C

45) Use the project described in the table to determine the total resources required for activity D if a worker is expected to work half-time (four hours per day) on this project. A) 6 hours B) 40 hours C) 24 hours D) 48 hours

C

87) Excessive in-process inventory is often caused by: A) Schedule slippage. B) Over-ordering supplies. C) Lack of available resources. D) Too much labor.

C

91) The Minimum Late Finish Time rule stipulates that: A) The earliest late finishers are scheduled last. B) The latest early finishers are scheduled first. C) The earliest late finishers are scheduled first. D) The latest late finishers are scheduled first

C

A) 30 hours B) 20 hours C) 40 hours D) 36 hours

C

20) In general, when constructing a resource loading chart, one should avoid: A) Splitting the activities. B) Obeying the pre-established precedence requirements for the activities. C) Identifying the slack for each activity. D) Changing the duration of the activities

D

22) Use this resource load chart to determine which activity uses the fewest resources.

D

4) The BEST method for establishing the existence of resource conflicts across project activities uses: A) Gantt charts. B) Network diagrams. C) Pareto diagrams. D) Resource loading charts

D

46) Use the project described in the table to determine the total resources required for this project if a worker is expected to devote half-time (four hours per day) to this project. A) 36 hours B) 40 hours C) 64 hours D) 128 hours

D

23) Use this resource load chart to determine which activity uses the greatest number of resources.

a

9) The amounts of individual resources that a schedule requires during specific time periods is referred to as the resource's: A) Loading. B) Capacity. C) Constraint. D) Drag

a

16) Use the resource loading table to determine which of the Yaki sisters is over-allocated.

a suki

11) A resource loading form is also known as a(n): A) Load schedule. B) Resource usage calendar. C) Activity resource schedule. D) Network resource profile.

b

17) A resource loading chart displays: A) The amount of time needed as a function of resource limits. B) The amount of resources required as a function of time. C) The amount of time needed as a function of money. D) The amount of resources needed as a function of money

b

10) Placing resources on a detailed schedule of tasks is referred to as: A) Placing. B) Rectifying. C) Loading. D) Dragging.

c

12) What information is usually provided on a resource-usage calendar? A) The tasks, the precedence requirements, and the money per unit time needed to reduce them. B) The personnel, their hourly wage or salary, and the number of hours per week they are available. C) The personnel, their responsibility for certain tasks, and the number of hours per week they are available. D) The tasks, the people and equipment available, and the ownership and reporting relationships among them.

c

13) A resource loading form can be generated once you have developed: A) The activity network and productivity profile. B) The work breakdown structure and the project budget. C) The activity network and the work breakdown structure. D) The project budget and the productivity profile.

c

18) The horizontal axis of a resource loading chart is in units of: A) Nothing—it is simply relative magnitude. B) Resources. C) Time. D) Workers/people

c

19) Splitting activities refers to: A) Assigning the work to two or more workers. B) Assigning the work to two or more days. C) Starting an activity, interrupting it to use a resource elsewhere, and then returning to work on the activity. D) Breaking each non-critical activity into two or more components and subdividing the resources they use by a similar divisor.

c

21) It's resource leveling time at Satriale's Pork Store and management is pondering four possibilities for task splitting. Which of these activities would be the worst candidate for splitting? A) Silvio's task, which requires several workers B) Paulie's task, which is the most expensive C) Richie's task, which has high start-up costs D) Ralph's task, which is the least expensive

c

3) The assistant professor frantically prepared his tenure and promotion dossier for the personnel committee. The deadline loomed and he had several other things to accomplish — deadlines for papers and key correspondence that demanded replies. By his reckoning, he probably didn't have enough toner, paper, or computing time available to accomplish all that he had left to do. His project is unfortunately: A) Time constrained. B) Resource constrained. C) Mix-constrained. D) Personally constrained

c

14) Which of the following would NOT typically be displayed in a resource loading table? A) The project team members B) The tasks the project team members have been assigned C) The time the activities are expected to take D) The expenses allocated to the activities

d

15) In addition to identifying overallocation of people, a resource usage table can also be used to identify overallocation of: A) Tasks. B) Managers. C) Money. D) Resources

d

92) Mathematical programming is sometimes used to generate optimal solutions to resource constrained problems in a multiproject setting but suffers from: A) An inability to model project and activity due dates. B) Resource substitution. C) Resource constraints. D) Problem complexity

d