Assignment 1.A: Answer The Following Review Questions From Hinze Textbook
Assignment 1.A: Answer The Following Review Questions From Hinze Textbook
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ASSIGNMENT 1.a
Answer the following review questions from Hinze textbook:
Chapter 1:
1. Describe the disadvantages of scheduling a project with the use of bar charts.
2. Explain why the use of bar charts is popular in the construction industry.
3. Why is it often common to use bar charts and precedence diagrams to depict schedules on the same
construction project?
4. What is the difference between planning and scheduling?
5. Compare bar charts and precedence diagrams in terms of the ease with which activities can be added to
the schedule.
Chapter 16:
4. Draw an arrow diagram for each of the following activities. Draw all arrows in a left-to-right direction.
Assume the data will be computer-input in standard i–j notation. Show all necessary dummies, but do not
include any redundant dummies. The activities and their dependencies are as follows: