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Introduction
Shaft Construction Company
(SCC)
• Key Stakeholders:
• John Shaft – President & CEO
• Bumpy Jonas – Lead Designer
• Ellie Moore – Director of Personnel
• Objective:
• 15,000 seat stadium on college
campus
• Net Income: $450,000
• Client Details:
• Jamestown, PA
• Jamestown Community College
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Assumptions
Project:
• Project start date: June 6th, 2016
• No work on weekends
• No overtime
• Equipment and materials are out of scope
• Winter months: December, January & February
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Assumptions (con’t)
Construction:
• Footings require three weeks to cure
• Work that follows footings cannot begin until curing is complete
• Site preparation and foundation includes staging areas and traffic flow
redirection
• “Filling of the field” is assumed to be activity C, build field
• Tasks can pause midway through duration and resume at a later time
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Assumptions (con’t)
Employees:
• 67% of employees laid off during winter
• 15 employees during December, January and February, 30 for other months
• 5 employees utilized for management
• SCC hires unionized employees
• Strike begins when contract expires
Costs
• Projected net income of project: $450,000
• Indirect cost applied to alternate scenarios based off of do nothing benchmark
• Federal Holidays are insignificant
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Network Information
Item Structure or Field Task Duration Predecessor
A Both Site Preparation & foundation 8 weeks -
B Field Subsurface drainage 4 weeks A
C Field Build field 4 weeks B
D Field Installation of artificial surface 7 weeks C
E Structure Footing & Curing 4 weeks & 3 weeks A
F Structure Concrete Pillars 4 weeks E
G Structure Steel structure 6 weeks E
H Structure Seat Galleries Concrete Pour 10 weeks F
I Structure Pre-cast Galleries 11 weeks H
J Structure Roof 8 weeks G
K Structure Seat Installations 4 weeks I
L Structure Office & Dressing rooms 4 weeks J
M Structure Seat Painting 3 weeks K
N Structure Painting Other & Interior & Lights 5 weeks L
O Structure Scoreboard and other elctronics 4 weeks L
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Risk Assessment
Colder Temperatures:
• $1,640 per week to pour concrete
Strike:
• 50 percent likelihood
Penalty Clause
• Construction extends past August 26th deadline
• Cost: $18,000 per week
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Given Alternatives
Do Nothing Expedite H**
Expedite H**
& Double
Shift C*
*Task C : Build Field
**Task H : Pouring of the seat gallery supports
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PERT – Do Nothing
8 B 12 12 C 16 16 D 23
24 24 24
32 4 36 36 4 40 40 7 47
0 A 8
0 15 F 19 19 H 29 29 I 40 40 K 44 44 M 47 47 - 47
0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
15 4 19 19 10 29 29 11 40 40 4 44 44 3 47 47 0 47
8 E 15
0 33 N 38
8 7 15 15 G 21 21 J 29 29 L 33 9
9 9 9 42 5 47
24 6 30 30 8 38 38 4 42
ES ID EF 33 O 37
SL Descrip. 10
LS DUR LF 43 4 47
Sub. Drain Surface
Seat Galleries
Steel
Pillars
Build field
Site Prep
Electric
Office Dress
Paint
OccupancySeat PaintSeatsPre-Cast
Roof
Footings
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Gantt Chart – Do Nothing
Shaft
Construction
Week Select: 1 Plan Actual % Complete Actual (beyond plan) % Complete (beyond plan)
Start June 6thJuly 4th August 1st September 5th November 7st December 12th February 13th April 10th May 8th
PLAN PLAN ACTUAL ACTUAL
October 3rd January 9th March 13th
ACTIVITY START DURATION START DURATIONWEEK
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
A: Site/Foundation
Prep 1 7 1 7
B: Subsurface
Drainage Install 8 4 8 4
C: Field Build 12 4 12 4
D: Artificial Surface
Install 16 7 16 7
E: Footing Pour 8 7 8 7
F: Concrete Pillar Pour 15 4 15 4
G: Steel Structure
Build 15 6 15 6
H: Seat Galleries
Concrete Pour 19 10 19 10
I: Galleries Install 29 11 29 11
J: Roof Build 21 8 21 8
K: Seat Install 40 4 40 4
L: Office/Dressing
Room Build 29 4 29 4
M: Seat Painting 44 3 44 3
N: Interior
Paint/Electrical Install 33 5 33 5
O: Concrete Pillar
Pour 33 4 33 4
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Resource PERT – Do Nothing
8 B 12 12 C 39 40 D 47
24 24 0
32 4 36 36 4 40 40 7 47
0 A 8
0 15 F 19 19 H 29 29 I 40 40 K 44 44 M 47 53 - 53
0 8 8 6 6 6 6 6
21 4 25 25 10 35 35 11 46 46 4 50 50 3 53 53 0 53
8 E 15
0 48 N 53
8 7 15 15 G 21 21 J 44 44 L 48 0
0 0 0 48 5 53
15 6 21 21 8 44 44 4 48
ES ID EF 48 O 52
SL Descrip. 1
LS DUR LF 49 4 53
Site Prep
Pillars Seat Galleries Seat Paint Occupancy
Footings
Paint
Sub. Drain Build field Surface
Steel Roof Office Dress
Electric
Pre-Cast Seats
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Resource Gantt – Do Nothing
Week duration: 53 weeks
Shaft
Construction
Week Select: 1 Plan Actual % Complete Actual (beyond plan) % Complete (beyond plan)
Start June 6thJuly 4th August 1st September 5th November 7st December 12th February 13th April 10th May 8th June 12th
PLAN PLAN ACTUAL ACTUAL October 3rd January 9th March 13th
ACTIVITY START DURATION START DURATION WEEK
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 535455
A: Site/Foundation
Prep 1 7 1 7
B: Subsurface
Drainage Install 8 4 8 4
C: Field Build 12 26 12 26
D: Artificial
Surface Install 40 7 40 7
E: Footing Pour 8 7 8 7
F: Concrete Pillar
Pour 15 4 15 4
G: Steel Structure
Build 15 6 15 6
H: Seat Galleries
Concrete Pour 19 10 19 10
I: Galleries Install 29 11 29 11
J: Roof Build 21 22 21 22
K: Seat Install 40 4 40 4
L: Office/Dressing
Room Build 44 4 44 4
M: Seat Painting 44 3 44 3
N: Interior
Paint/Electrical
Install 48 5 48 5
O: Concrete Pillar
Pour 48 4 48 4
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Gantt Chart – Expedite H
Shaft Construction
Week Select: 1 Plan Actual % Complete Actual (beyond plan) % Complete (beyond plan)
StartJune 6th July 4th August 1st September 5th
November 7st December 12th February 13th April 10th May 8th
PLAN PLAN ACTUAL ACTUAL October 3rd January 9th March 13th
ACTIVITY START DURATION START DURATION WEEK
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
A: Site/Foundation Prep 1 7 1 7
B: Subsurface Drainage Install 8 4 8 4
C: Field Build 12 26 12 26
D: Artificial Surface Install 40 7 40 7
E: Footing Pour 8 7 8 7
F: Concrete Pillar Pour 15 4 15 4
G: Steel Structure Build 15 6 15 6
H: Seat Galleries Concrete Pour 19 6 19 6
I: Galleries Install 25 11 25 11
J: Roof Build 21 8 21 8
K: Seat Install 36 4 36 4
L: Office/Dressing Room Build 40 4 40 4
M: Seat Painting 40 3 40 3
N: Interior Paint/Electrical
Install 44 5 44 5
O: Concrete Pillar Pour 44 4 44 4
Week duration: 49 weeks
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Strike Gantt Chart
Shaft Construction
Week Select: 1 Plan Actual % Complete Actual (beyond plan) % Complete (beyond plan)
Start June 6th .July 4th August 1st September 5th
November 7st December 12th
February
13th
April 10th May 8th June 12th July 3rd August 7th
PLAN PLAN ACTUAL ACTUAL October 3rd January 9th March 13th August 21st
ACTIVITY START DURATION START DURATION WEEK STRIKE
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
A: Site/Foundation Prep 1 7 1 7
B: Subsurface Drainage Install 8 4 8 4
C: Field Build 12 26 12 26
D: Artificial Surface Install 44 7 44 7
E: Footing Pour 8 7 8 7
F: Concrete Pillar Pour 15 4 15 4
G: Steel Structure Build 15 6 15 6
H: Seat Galleries Concrete Pour 34 10 34 10
I: Galleries Install 39 11 39 11
J: Roof Build 21 22 21 22
K: Seat Install 50 4 50 4
L: Office/Dressing Room Build 44 4 44 4
M: Seat Painting 54 3 54 3
N: Interior Paint/Electrical Install 48 5 48 5
O: Concrete Pillar Pour 48 6 48 6
Week duration: 57 weeks
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Statistical Analysis
Probability Warm
Temp (>33O)
Probability Cold Temp
(<33O) Cold AND Strike Cold OR Strike
December 48.4% 51.6% 25.8% 75.8%
January 46.8% 53.2% 26.6% 76.6%
February 56.4% 43.6% - 43.6%
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Net Income & Project Duration
# Scenario
Projected Net
Income ($) Project Duration (weeks)
1Expedite H $474,360 49
2Expedite H & Cold $472,720 49
3Do Nothing $450,000 53
4Do Nothing & Cold $441,800 53
5Strike $403,640 57
6Strike & Cold $397,080 57
7Expedite H & Strike $381,640 57
8Close & Expedite H $381,640 57
9Expedite H & Strike & Cold $380,000 57
10Expedite H & Double Shift $360,050 58
11Expedite H & Double Shift & Cold $358,410 58
12Close $357,280 61
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Conclusions
Conclusions
• 76% chance of a strike or a harsh
winter
• Expediting H decreases duration and
increases net income
• Incur the $22,000 charge
• Cut task duration from 10 to 6 weeks
• Best alternative:
• No obstacles
• Cold winter
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Recommendations
Expedite H:
Pouring of the
Seat Gallery Supports
Highest Net Income
Shortest Duration
Accounts for the Most Risk
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Ideas for Future Research
Next Steps
• Increase employees
• Different concrete mixtures
• Reassess winter forecast in
October
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Weather Data
December Mean = 32.56o F
January Mean = 32.61 o F
February Mean = 33.88 o F
December Standard Deviation = 10.136
January Standard Deviation = 5.076
February Standard Deviation = 5.374
December Z-value = 0.043778
January Z-value = 0.077565
February Z-value = -0.16281
H