Below are **clean AON (Activity-on-Node) network diagrams** for **Q2–Q5**, with **labels
(ID + activity name)** and a short **explanation** for each. (The activity tables are shown in
your scan on **page 1 and page 2**.)
---
## Q2 — Site preparation (Survey → utilities → excavate → foundation)
**Activity labels**
* **A**: Survey site
* **B**: Install drainage (after A)
* **C**: Install power lines (after A)
* **D**: Excavate site (after B and C)
* **E**: Pour foundation (after D)
**AON network (boxed & labelled)**
```
┌────────────────────┐
│ A: Survey site │
└────────────────────┘
|
┌───────────┴───────────┐
v v
┌────────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────┐
│ B: Install drainage │ │ C: Install power │
└────────────────────┘ └────────────────────┘
\ /
\ /
v v
┌────────────────────┐
│ D: Excavate site │
└────────────────────┘
|
┌────────────────────┐
│ E: Pour foundation │
└────────────────────┘
```
**What’s happening (explain)**
* After surveying (**A**), two jobs can run **in parallel** (**B** and **C**).
* Excavation (**D**) must wait until **both** drainage and power are done.
* Then foundation (**E**) happens after excavation.
**Burst / Merge**
* **Burst:** **A** (splits into B and C)
* **Merge:** **D** (waits for B and C)
---
## Q3 — Writing a paper (Topic → research → draft → finishing tasks → final)
**Activity labels**
* **A**: Identify topic
* **B**: Research topic (after A)
* **C**: Draft paper (after B)
* **D**: Edit paper (after C)
* **E**: Create graphics (after C)
* **F**: References (after C)
* **G**: Final draft (after D, E, F)
**AON network**
```
┌────────────────────┐
│ A: Identify topic │
└────────────────────┘
|
┌────────────────────┐
│ B: Research topic │
└────────────────────┘
|
┌────────────────────┐
│ C: Draft paper │
└────────────────────┘
┌───────┼────────┐
v v v
┌───────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐
│ D: Edit paper │ │ E: Graphics │ │ F: References │
└───────────────┘ └────────────────┘ └────────────────┘
\ | /
\ | /
v
┌────────────────────┐
│ G: Final draft │
└────────────────────┘
```
**What’s happening (explain)**
* Once the draft (**C**) is done, you can do **editing, graphics, and references in parallel**.
* The **final draft (G)** can only happen after **all three** are complete.
**Burst / Merge**
* **Burst:** **C** (splits into D, E, F)
* **Merge:** **G** (waits for D, E, F)
---
## Q4 — Market research project (Contract → survey/market/data → outputs →
presentation)
**Activity labels**
* **A**: Contract signed
* **B**: Survey designed (after A)
* **C**: Target market identified (after B)
* **D**: Data collection (after B and C)
* **E**: Develop presentation (after B)
* **F**: Analyze results (after D)
* **G**: Demographics (after C)
* **H**: Presentation (after E, F, G)
**AON network**
```
┌────────────────────┐
│ A: Contract signed │
└────────────────────┘
|
┌────────────────────┐
│ B: Survey designed │
└────────────────────┘
┌───────┴───────────────┐
v v
┌────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐
│ C: Target market │ │ E: Develop │
│ identified │ │ presentation │
└────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
┌───────┴───────┐
v v
┌────────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────┐
│ D: Data collection │ │ G: Demographics │
└────────────────────┘ └────────────────────┘
|
┌────────────────────┐
│ F: Analyze results │
└────────────────────┘
┌───────┬───────────────┬───────┐
v v v
(E) (F) (G)
\ | /
\ | /
v
┌────────────────────┐
│ H: Presentation │
└────────────────────┘
```
**What’s happening (explain)**
* After **B**, you can already start building the presentation material (**E**) while other work
continues.
* **D** is a **merge step** because it needs **B and C** (you need the survey ready and
you must know the target market before collecting data).
* Final presentation (**H**) needs **all three outputs**: the developed presentation material
(**E**), analyzed results (**F**), and demographics (**G**).
**Burst / Merge**
* **Burst:** **B** (splits into C and E), and **C** (splits into D and G)
* **Merge:** **D** (needs B & C) and **H** (needs E, F, G)
---
## Q5 — Custom order project (Standard + custom + software → manufacture → assemble
→ test)
**Activity labels**
* **A**: Order review
* **B**: Order standard parts (after A)
* **C**: Produce standard parts (after A)
* **D**: Design custom parts (after A)
* **E**: Software development (after A)
* **F**: Manufacture custom parts (after C and D)
* **G**: Assemble (after B and F)
* **H**: Test (after E and G)
**AON network**
```
┌────────────────────┐
│ A: Order review │
└────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬───────────
───┐
v v v v
┌────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────┐
┌────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐
│ B: Order std │ │ C: Produce std │ │ D: Design custom │ │ E: Software dev │
│ parts │ │ parts │ │ parts ││ │
└────────────────┘ └────────────────────┘
└────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
\ /
\ /
v v
┌────────────────────┐
│ F: Manufacture │
│ custom parts │
└────────────────────┘
|
┌──────────────┴──────────────┐
v v
┌────────────────────┐ (E already running)
│ G: Assemble │ <────── needs B and F
└────────────────────┘
|
v
┌────────────────────┐
│ H: Test │ <────── needs E and G
└────────────────────┘
```
**What’s happening (explain)**
* After order review (**A**), several tasks start **in parallel** (B, C, D, E).
* Manufacturing custom parts (**F**) needs **both** standard parts production (**C**) and
custom design (**D**).
* Assembly (**G**) needs ordered standard parts (**B**) + manufactured custom parts
(**F**).
* Testing (**H**) needs the assembled product (**G**) + software (**E**).
**Burst / Merge**
* **Burst:** **A** (splits into B, C, D, E)
* **Merge:** **F** (needs C & D), **G** (needs B & F), **H** (needs E & G)
---
If you want, I can also rewrite these as a **“Start/Finish” AON** (with explicit Start and Finish
nodes), or I can do **Critical Path + slack** for any of these once you share (or confirm) the
**activity times**.