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Major Assignment Major Assignment – Multi-disciplined Engineering Project 7203ENG Resource Planning and Management Trimester 2 – 2019 Project 1: ALC Panel Factory Convenor: Dr Anisur Rahman Due Date: Friday Week 11 (27th September 2020) Where to submit: You must submit soft copy of the report (MS Word / PDF format in one file) to online submission in the course portal at Learning@Griffith. Online soft copy submission is preferred. In case, any group wants to submit printed copy, they should submit to Assigned box next to School office or to my Office G09_1.19. What is the Scenario? You project team is assigned to prepare a detail plan for designing and building an Autoclaved Lightweight Concrete Panel (ALC Panel) production factory in Queensland, Australia. Before you begin the detailed design process you decide to undertake a preliminary design of the factory and manufacturing process as well as estimate the cost and time required to design and build the facility. Also, you would like to estimate the demand for the product and the envisaged production rates of the ALC manufacturing facility to determine whether the project is feasible (i.e. consider a Return of Capital ratio). What should the assignment include? · Complete a basic preliminary design of the factory (size, layout, resources requirements etc.) · Complete a preliminary design of the manufacturing process for ALC panels (i.e. schematics of the process and required machinery). · Layout of the manufacturing process within the factory (see example attached). · An itemised list of the tasks required for constructing the building and its internal manufacturing processes. · A work breakdown structure (WBS) for the proposed project. · A detailed estimate of the resources required for each activity (Labour, machinery, materials, supervision etc.). Allocate costs to each activity in the WBS. · A Gantt chart for the proposed project using Microsoft Project or Primavera. · A PDM diagram for the project (utilise both manual techniques and Microsoft Project software). · A time analysis for the project including Critical Path, ES, LS, etc. Comment on these results. · A resource analysis for the project and resource histograms. Consider areas where resources may be critical and comment on an approach to levelling the resources. · A detailed description on strategies to make the best use of resources. · A cost estimate for the project including all relevant costs (site establishment, materials, labour, overheads, machinery etc.) · Detail strategies to crash the network. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy? · A cash flow analysis for the project and a cash flow diagram. · A report on the profitability of the proposed project. Based on the total cost of the project, estimated demand for the product and the envisaged production rates of the ALC manufacturing facility, determine whether the project is feasible (i.e. consider a Return of Capital ratio). · A risk management plan for program delays, resource availability etc. Civil and structural elements should be considered for the planning and estimation for the ALC Panel production facility, but detailed costing and scheduling is not required. However, you should be able to detail the basic elements of the structure such as footings, slab, frame, girts, purlins, sheeting etc. and their order of construction. See the ‘Project 1 overview’ file for brief information about the proposed project. The assignment will be in the form of a professional report to the project manager. What is this assignment worth? Note: This is a group assignment – plagiarism will not be tolerated. Understandably you will consult each other for estimates on costs, quantities, durations, machinery requirements, production rates, sales data etc. Assumptions? Since you have received only minimal details about the factory you will need to make some assumptions about quantities of materials, machinery, resources, production etc. Also, you may not have an idea on material, labour costs etc. You should undertake some research (e.g. Rawlinson’s guide) to obtain approximate costs and specify activity durations to the best of your ability. You will not be penalised for not knowing exact costs and quantities; this is not the purpose of this assignment. 7203ENG Resource Planning and ManagementProject for major assignment Autoclaved Concrete Project Project overview Realizing the growing trend of the housing and building construction industries in Australia in recent years, the BNS Construction Ltd. is planning to establish an Autoclaved Lightweight Concrete Panel (ALC Panel) production factory in Queensland, Australia. The company is expecting initially to produce the ALC panels to meet up the domestic demand within Queensland and Australia. If the company can successfully achieve their targeted profit and establish their brand in the market, then they have plan to expand the factory with increasing current production and diversifying products and will look for potential exporting opportunities to the other countries. The company is planning to start the operation of the factory by 2019. Some basic information about the proposed ALC panel factory are as follows: Land area: 5 Acres Land development: the land is already developed and levelled. Boundary of the factory: suitable fencing or boundary wall is required to maintain security and protections. Open spaces, yards, roads: all these should be brick/ concrete made. Enclosed buildings: choose suitable materials (steel / concrete) for various buildings within the factory compound. Space for the major buildings and other facilities: Steel reinforcing:200 m2Cutting: 200 m2Welding: 300 m2 Rust prevention treatment: 300 m2Drying: 350 m2 Casting: 300 m2 Pre-curing: 500 m2Storage yard: 2000 m2 Annual production capacity: 200,000 m3 per year ALC panel specifications: Color: White Raw material: silica sand, cement, lime, aluminium 4 different sizes: 50, 100, 150, 200 mm Application: Interior Walls, Exterior walls, roofings & floors Fig. 1: example of ALC panel Source: www.yuandachn.com/en Fig. 2: structure of ALC panels Source: www.yuandachn.com/en A typical production layout for ALC panel factory Fig. 3: ALC panel production layout Source: www.yuandachn.com/en Further reading for typical example of ALC panel factory: Shandong Yuanda Innovative Materials Co., Ltd (www.yuandachn.com/en) https://learn-ap-southeast-2-prod-fleet01-xythos.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/5bb70f08ac35e/6644799?response-cache-control=private%2C max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%277203ENG%2520Course%2520Notes%25202006-pages2019.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20200927T150000Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAYDKQORRYZBCCQFY5%2F20200927%2Fap-southeast-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=dc14416ea30817c0f44f654bb0e61afd318add218260ed24d904cc6f0dd7776e . Sc ho ol o f E ng in ee rin g 7056 ENG Resource Planning and Management Topics Topic 1 Introduction to Planning Topic 2 Network Analysis Topic 3 Resource Planning with Networks Topic 4 Non-Network Resource Planning Topic 5 Crashing Networks Topic 6 Queuing Theory and Simulation Topic 7 Decision Making Tools Topic 8 Cost Planning Topic 9 Inventory Management This unit has been produced as study materials for 7056ENG Resource Planning and Management, which is one of the units offered by the School of Engineering in Griffith University’s Master of Engineering Program. The unit has been prepared by Dr Rodney Stewart, Lecturer in Construction Engineering and Management. Published by Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. © Griffith University 2005 Acknowledgments Figures, tables and reading materials copied under licence in accordance with Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968. 1 Introduction Dr Rodney Stewart Plan Strategy Set standards Measure workEvaluate Progress THE PROJECT CONTROL CYCLE Project Planning Methodology • Project objectives and requirements are set • Consider restraints, opportunities and options • Specific work activities are defined and listed • Project organisation is created • A schedule is prepared • A budget/resource plan is prepared • A forecast is prepared of time, cost, etc. • Monitor progress • Review the model • Take action 2 Who Plans? Levels of Planning Characteristics of a Good Plan Contents of Project Summary Plan • Introduction • Management summary • Management and organisation section • Technical Section TOOLS OF PROJECT PLANNING • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) • Responsibility Matrix • Events and Milestones • Logic Work Lists, Bar Charts and Networks • Cost Estimating and Budgeting House Excavation Foundation Frame Walls Ceiling Interior systems House Level 2 Level 1 Earthmoving Concreting Steel work Plumbing Electrical 3 WORK PACKAGES A typical work package description includes: • A summary of the work to be accomplished • Inputs required from other project tasks • The manager/organisational unit responsible • Product specifications • Resource estimates • Total cost and budget • Scheduled dates and milestones events ACTIVITY-ON-ARROW DIAGRAMS Dr Rodney Stewart Network Diagram A diagrammatic representation of a program or plan for a project that shows the correct sequence and relationship of activities and events required to achieve a given objective. Characteristics: • Shows the logic of the project • Each arrow represents an event necessary to complete the project • A dummy activity is used to indicate a required dependency 4 ACTIVITY-ON-ARROW DIAGRAMS Arrow Diagram Definition Activity Aevent event Tail Head The logical sequence between activities is represented by linking activities at their starting or ending nodes each activity is uniquely identified by event numbers i j I-J Network Symbols Activity Duration Event Event Terminology: Node Arrow Preceding Succeeding Forward Pass Backward Pass Float Critical Activity A Activity B successor or follower predecessor SEQUENCE & DEPENDENCY A precedes B while B follows A Numbering System flow with the logic direction Activity A Activity B Activity C i j 3 6 4 8 5 Activity A Activity B Activity C Activity A Activity B Activity C Activity D An activity cannot be interrupted 6 2 7 10 9 Dummy activities M V 4 5 6 7 U Activity IPA V M U M W V+U M V 4 5 6 7 U 9W Dummy To preserve the unique description for each activity Activity A Activity C Activity B Activity D