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For the following schedule, assume that for each Job, analysis must be done prior to production, and production completed prior to testing, and testing done prior to installation. Apply the critical chain process assuming that testing is a bottleneck resource (and that the other resources required are not constrained). Use due date as a basis for priority. Apply the critical chain process to schedule, identifying buffers by type:

Use resource buffers before bottleneck resource

Use feeder buffers before interfaces between slack activities and critical activities

Use project buffer

Job

Analysis

Production

Testing

Installation

Due date

A1

4 weeks

4 weeks

4 weeks

2 weeks

Week 15

A2

4 weeks

4 weeks

4 weeks

2 weeks

Week 10

A3

4 weeks

8 weeks

4 weeks

2 weeks

Week 20

 
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