CPA Problem for Dummies: Understanding Activity Networks

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In critical path analysis, the use of dummy activities is essential for accurately representing dependencies in an activity network. The discussion highlights that two dummy variables are necessary: one to connect the starting activities A and B, and another to link the ending activities D, E, and F. This ensures that the precedence relationships are correctly maintained without altering the actual durations of the tasks. The participant's initial network only included one dummy, which did not adequately capture all dependencies. Properly incorporating both dummies clarifies the flow of activities and their interdependencies.
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This is not really a h/w question but one thing I so not understand with this precedence table in critical path analysis , why would it needs two dummies?Activity. | Depends On
A | -
B | -
C | A
D | B
E | B,C
F | B,C

I drew this activity network and I only used 1 dummy to represent the dependence of E , F didn't need another dummy variable.

Can anyone explain why? Hence draw an activity network to show .

Thanks
 
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You need a dummy starting variable that connects to A and B. You also need a dummy ending variable that is connected from D, E and F.
 

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