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Case Studies Case Studies 99 Southwestern University: (A)* southwestern University (SWU), a large state college in Stephenville. 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth was made, and everyone, including the couch, woald learn to live metroplex, enrolls 0tudents. In a typical towa-gown relationship, the close to 20,000 with it is a dominant force in the small city, with more students The job now was to get constraction going immediately after during the 2007 season ended. This would alow exactly 270 days untillthe fall and spring than permanent residents A longtime foothall powerbo 2008 season opening game. The conractor Hill Constraction (Bob use, SWU is a member of the Big Hall being an alamus, of course), signed his contract. Bob Hill Eleven conference and is usually in the top 20 in college football looked at the tasks his engineers had outined and looked President To bolster its chances of reaching the elusive and long Wismer in the eye. "I gsarasee the neam will be abile to take the field hired the legendary Bo on schedule next year" he said with a sense of confidence. -1 sure Ose of Pitterno's demands on joining SWU had been a new for running late is nothing compared to what Couch Ptlemo will do desired number-one ranking, in 2001, SWU Pitterno as its head coach hope so." replied Wisner. The coetract penality of S10000 per day the issue head-on. After 6 months of study, much political arm Hall, sweating slightly, did not need to sespond In foothall-erary m. With attendance increasing. SWU administrators began to to you if our opening game with Pena urestling, and some serious financial analysis, Dr. Joel Wisner. Texas, Hill Construction would be mad if he t State is dclayed or canceled dent of Southwestern University, had reached a decision to missed. 270-day target was the capacity at its on-campus stadium Adding thousands of seats, including dozens of luxury and noted that optimistic time estimates Back in his office, Hill again neviewed the data (see Table 3.6 slvboxes, would not please everyone. The influential Pitterno He then gathered his foremen had argued the need for a first-class stadium, one with built-in finish this stadism in less than 270 days, I want this project crashedt dormitory rooms for his players and a palatial office appropriate Give me the cost figunes for a target d can be used as crash times his foremen-Folks, if we're not 75% sure we the coach of a future NCAA champion team. But the decision days. I want to be early, not just o of 250 days -also for 240 Table 3.6 Southwestern University Project Time Estimates (days Activity Description Predecessorís) Optimistic Likely Pessimistic CostDay 1500 Bonding, insurance, tax structuring Foundation, concrete footings for boxes Upgrading skybox stadium seating Upgrading walkways, stairwells, elevators Interior wiring, lathes Inspection approvals Plumbing 1,900 9.500 25 35 10 2.000 25 Hardware/AC/metal workings 0.1 Final detail work/cleanup This integrated strady ruas throughout the text. Other issues facing Suthwestern's foot all expatsaon ⑧forecasting gne attendance Chapter 4) (C) quality of facilities (Chapter 6:(D) break -even analysis for Discussion Questions 1. Develop a network drawing for Hill Construction and determine food services (Supplement 7 Web site) (E) location of the new stadium the critical path. How long is the project expected to take? 2 What is the probability of finishing in 270 days? 3. If it is necessary to crash to 250 or 240 days, how would Hill do 12 Web sine): and G (Chapter 8 Wieb sitek (F) inventory planning of foothall programs(Chapter scheduling of campus security officershtaff for game so, and at what costs? As noted in the case, assume that opti-days (Chapter 13) mistic time estimates can be used as crash times

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