Activity on Arrow (AoA) Network Diagrams

K depends on A, B K, L depends on A, B

A A K

K
a. b.

B B L

K depends on A, B and L depends K depends on A but L depends on both A,

only on B B
A K A K

c.
d.
B L B L
 A K
A K

C f. C M
e.

B L
B L

K depends on A, C and L depends on B, C

K depends on A, C; L depends on B, C
and M depends on C
 Air Traffic Control Tower

A proposed ATC tower uses a control console which has to be meet the needs of the
particular airfield.

Activities Involved Duration (weeks)

Design console 3
Order console 2
Fabricate and deliver console 16
Install console 2
Test console 4
Design tower 5
Design foundations 1
Order foundations material 1
Deliver foundations material 1
Construct foundations 1
Order tower construction materials 2
Deliver tower construction materials 3
Erect tower 8

1. Draw the AoA network diagram (assuming that design of the foundations is dependent
on the design of the tower).
2. Fill in all the information in the Table’s outline of the Early, Late, Floats and determine
the Critical Path
 AoA Network Diagram (ATC tower)

Design console Order console Fabricate and deliver console

2 4
3 2 16

Order Deliver
Design Design fnd. fnd. Construct Erect Install Test
tower fnds. material material fnd. tower console console
0 8 10 12 14 18 20 22 24
5 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

Order tower Deliver tower

material material
16
3 3
Activity Duration Description ES LS EF LF TF FF Critical
Path
0-2 3 Design console 0 0 3 3 0 0 *
0-8 5 Design tower 0 3 5 8 3 0

2-4 2 Order console 3 3 5 5 0 0 *

4-20 16 Fab.& deliver console 5 5 21 21 0 0 *
8-10 1 Design found. 5 9 6 10 4 0

8-16 2 Order tower materials 5 8 7 10 3 0

10-12 1 Order found. materials 6 10 7 11 4 0

12-14 1 Deliver found. materials 7 11 8 12 4 0

14-18 1 Construct found. 8 12 9 13 4 1

16-18 3 Deliver tower material 7 10 10 13 3 0

18-20 8 Erect tower 10 13 18 21 3 3

20-22 2 Install console 21 21 23 23 0 0 *

22-24 4 Test console 23 23 27 27 0 0 *
 Note: When to use IDENTITY and LOGIC “dummy”
activities indicated in the CPA notes on
Prof. Rowlinson’s Y2 notes
Refer to:
Lockyer, Keith (1984) Critical Path Analysis and other Project Network
Techniques, Pitman, London. (pg 19-22)
Main Library 658.4032 L81