Conveyor belt project report

Conveyor Belt Project

Part 1

Project Description

The new computer-controlled conveyor belt is an exciting project that moves and positions items on the conveyor belt within <1 millimeter. The project will produce a new system for future installations, and for replacement of those in the field, at a low cost. The computer-controlled conveyor belt has the potential to be a critical unit in 30 percent of the systems installed in factories. The new system is also easier to update with future technologies.

The Project Priority Matrix for the Conveyor Belt Project (CBP) is:

Time

Scope

Cost

Constrain

X

Enhance

X

Accept

X

Table A2.9 has been developed for you to use in completing the project exercises.

TABLE A2.9 Conveyor Belt Project; WBS

Conveyor Belt Project

Hardware

Hardware specifications

Hardware design

Hardware documentation

Prototypes

Order circuit boards

Assemble preproduction models

Operating system

Kernel specifications

Drivers

Disk drivers

Serial I/O drivers

Memory management

Operating system documentation

Network interface

Utilities

Utilities specifications

Routine utilities

Complex utilities

Utilities documentation

Shell

System integration

Architectural decisions

Integration first phase

System hard/software test

Project documentation

Integration acceptance testing

Assignment

Develop the WBS outline using the software available to you.

Question

Does this information (WBS) allow you to define any milestones of the project? Why or why not? What are they?

Remember: Save your file for future exercises!

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Part 2

Use your file from Part 1 and the information provided below to complete this exercise. (See Table A2.10 .)

TABLE A2.10 Conveyor Belt Project; Schedule

Activity

Description

Resource

Duration (days)

Preceding Activity

1

Architectural decisions

Design

25

—

2

Hardware specifications

Development, design

50

1

3

Kernel specifications

Design

20

1

4

Utilities specifications

Development, design

15

1

5

Hardware design

Design, development

70

2

6

Disk drivers

Assembly, development

100

3

7

Memory management

Development

90

3

8

Operating system documentation

Design, documentation

25

3

9

Routine utilities

Development

60

4

10

Complex utilities

Development

80

4

11

Utilities documentation

Documentation, design

20

4

12

Hardware documentation

Documentation, design

30

5

13

Integration first phase

Assembly, development

50

6,7,8,9,10,11,12

14

Prototypes

Assembly, development

80

13

15

Serial I/O drivers

Development

130

13

16

System hard/software test

Assembly

25

14,15

17

Order circuit boards

Purchasing

5

16

18

Network interface

Development

90

16

19

Shell

Development

60

16

20

Project documentation

Documentation, development

50

16

21

Assemble preproduction models

Assembly, development

30

17F-S, lag 50 days

22

Integrated acceptance testing

Assembly, development

60

18,19,20,21

Note: F-S refers to a Finish-to-Start lag.

1. Each work package will represent an activity.

2. The project begins January 4, 2010.

3. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November), December 25 and 26.

4. If a holiday falls on a Saturday then Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a Sunday, then Monday will be given as a day off.