Project Evaluation and Scheduling at Magnum Metal Works
Magnum Metal Works Pvt. Ltd., (MMW) one of the reputed metal works plants in India, manufactured spare parts for a wide variety of businesses. Started as a repair fabrication workshop, by Madhav Sindya (Madhav), in 2005, MMW grew leaps and bounds. Over the years, MMW offered fabrication services like sheet metal work and welding.
MMW could boast of having many loyal customers owing to its quality products and services. MMW started receiving more business by word of mouth publicity and other marketing activities. By 2014, MMW was not only engaged in manufacturing but also started exporting industrial rectifiers, industrial ovens, magnetic pumps, centrifugal pumps and industrial processing equipment.
Madhav, Founding Director of MMW, planned to modernize the current facility. He also planned to visit few of the most reputed manufacturing units across India (especially in the three auto component clusters – Pune, Gurgaon and Chennai) to gain an insight to implement modern Japanese technology, which would help in achieving the mission of premium quality products, high productivity and rewarding business.................
Assignment Questions
I. What is Project Scheduling? Elaborate.
II. What are the different mandatory activities in the expansion project at MMW? What are the critical activities or tasks in the project, i.e., the ones that will delay the entire project if not planned efficently? List the non-critical activities.
III. .....................
Exhibit
Exhibit I: Activities in Facility Expansion Project