Resource Histograms (Edexcel A-Level Further Mathematics): Quizzes
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What is a resource histogram?
What is a resource histogram?
A bar chart showing workers over time
What is the main purpose of a resource histogram?
What is the main purpose of a resource histogram?
Assess workforce demands and availability
What are the three main steps to construct a resource histogram?
What are the three main steps to construct a resource histogram?
Understand, Collect Info, Build
What key information is needed for each activity?
What key information is needed for each activity?
Start/finish times, workers, duration
How is the finish time of an activity calculated?
How is the finish time of an activity calculated?
Start time duration
How are total workers at a time step calculated?
How are total workers at a time step calculated?
Sum workers from overlapping activities
What does the height of each bar in a resource histogram represent?
What does the height of each bar in a resource histogram represent?
Total workers required at that time
Using Example 1, how many workers are needed on day 4?
Using Example 1, how many workers are needed on day 4?
7
What is a common mistake when constructing resource histograms?
What is a common mistake when constructing resource histograms?
Forgetting to sum overlapping activities
When building the histogram, what must be done for each time unit?
When building the histogram, what must be done for each time unit?
Sum workers across all activities