BUSINESS VENTURE

Type of Business:

The proposed business that I have planned to start is a garment company by the name of “SGZS
Clothing”.

The company will have clothes and garments designed by its hired designers and have them
made from its selected tailoring shops and companies. The company will have its own boutiques
for display and sales of these clothes as well as supply them to its selected retailers.

Scope of Business:

Initially the business will be started from Islamabad with a single boutique and a few retailers.
However, we have plans of expansion to other cities of Pakistan in the near future and also to
establish tailoring and manufacturing contracts in other cities famous for their clothe work,
particularly Multan & Bahawalpur.
 STEPS FOR STARTING BUSINESS

NAME OF DURATION
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION PREDECESSORS
ACTIVITY (IN DAYS)

A Conduct market study. -- 4

B Determine total financing needed. -- 2

C Identify sources for getting loan. B 2

D Apply for &obtain loan. C 20

E Decide name of company. -- 2

F Apply name for registration at SECP. E, D 6

G Apply for & obtain permit to start company. E, D, F 17

H Open bank account in company’s name. D, F, G 1

I Decide location to open shop. A 1

J Set budget. D 2

K Search for appropriate shops in the location. I, J 4

L Rent shops. K 3

M Get shops insured. L 1

N Hire fashion designer. D 5

O Hire salespeople and employees. F 4

P Purchase furnishings & decorations. J 3

Q Search for & hire interior decorator. P 3

R Get shops decorated. Q 7

S Prepare marketing plan. A, J 3

T Have brochures, banners etc. made. S 5

U Decide locations to put up banners. L, T 1

V Put up banners etc. U 1

W Identify potential tailoring shops. N 3

X Decide upon tailoring shops. W 1

Negotiate & sign agreements with tailoring X 1

Y
shops.

Z Get clothes designed. N 10

A1 Purchase cloth etc. Y, Z 2

A2 Give clothes & designs for stitching. A1, Z 10

A3 Record inventory of clothes. A2 1

A4 Price the dresses. A3, A2 1

A5 Set up dresses in shop. A4, R 1

A6 Apply for telephone connection. L 1

A7 Get phone line & set installed. A6 3

A8 Train workers. O 1

A9 Identify possible retailers. H 4

A10 Decide on & negotiate with retailers. A9 4

A11 Identify and select Transport options J 3

A12 Deliver clothes to retailers A11 2

A13 Collect Receipts and orders A12 1

A14 Add collections to company Accounts A13 1

A15 Make new orders A12 24

 FINDING THE CRITICAL PATH

TF
ACTIVITY DURATION ES LS EF LF (LF-EF) or
(Dij) (LF-Dij) (ES+Dij) (LS-ES)
1-2 2 0 0 2 2 0
1-5 2 0 22 2 24 22
1-10 4 0 40 4 44 40
2-3 2 2 2 4 4 0
3-4 20 4 4 24 24 0
4-6 0 24 24 24 24 0
4-8 0 24 30 24 30 6
4-9 0 24 47 24 47 23
4-11 2 24 25 26 27 1
4-21 5 24 28 29 33 4
5-6 0 2 24 2 24 22
5-8 0 2 30 2 30 28
6-7 6 24 24 30 30 0
7-8 0 30 30 30 30 0
7-9 0 30 47 30 47 17
7-32 4 30 51 34 55 21
8-9 17 30 30 47 47 0
9-33 1 47 47 48 48 0
10-12 1 4 44 5 45 40
10-17 0 4 46 4 46 42
11-12 0 26 45 26 45 21
11-17 0 26 46 26 46 20
11-35 3 26 27 29 30 1
12-13 4 26 45 30 49 19
13-14 3 30 49 33 52 49
14-19 0 33 54 33 54 21
14-31 1 33 52 32 53 21
14-38 1 35 55 36 56 20
15-16 3 29 45 32 48 16
16-30 7 32 48 39 55 16
17-18 3 26 46 29 49 20
18-19 5 29 49 34 54 20
19-20 1 33 54 35 55 20
20-38 1 35 55 36 56 20
21-22 3 29 36 32 39 7
21-24 10 29 33 39 43 4
22-23 1 32 39 33 40 7
23-25 1 33 40 34 41 7
24-25 0 39 41 39 41 2
24-26 0 39 43 39 43 4
25-26 2 39 41 41 43 2
26-27 10 41 43 51 53 2
27-28 0 51 54 51 54 3
27-29 1 51 53 52 54 2
28-29 0 51 53 52 54 2
29-30 1 52 54 53 55 1
30-38 1 53 55 54 56 2
31-38 3 34 53 37 56 19
32-38 1 34 53 37 56 19
33-34 4 48 48 52 52 0
34-38 4 52 52 56 56 0
35-36 2 29 30 31 32 1
36-37 1 31 54 32 55 23
36-38 24 31 32 55 56 1
37-38 1 32 55 30 33 23

NETWORK MODEL

2
4
Z
A3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A4
1 2 3 5 6 7 9
 W X Y A1 A2
3
N 3 0
3
A5
Q Q Q
C D 3 3
8 9
2 3 4 3 4
F
O A10
6 7
B 3 A8
2
E
1 5 Q R
P 1 3
1
6 8
5 M
I K L
A 1 1 1 1
0 2 3 4
V
J
1 1 1 1 2
1 7 8 9 0
S T
U
3
A11 1
A6 A7

3 3 3
5 6 7
A12 A13 A14

A15

C.P NETWORK:

2 2 20 0 6 0 17 1 4 4
3 3
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 33
4 8
CALCULATING C.P IN DAYS = 2 + 2 + 20 + 0 + 6 + 0 + 17 + 1 + 4 + 4
= 54 DAYS.