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Crashing: Paths Expected Duration 2 Critical Paths Action

The document presents a project with multiple activities and critical paths. It evaluates crashing certain activities to reduce the project duration. Specifically: - The original project has a normal cost of $3,600 and critical paths of A-D and B-D, with expected durations of 11 and 13 weeks. - Crashing activity B once reduces the expected duration to 11 weeks at a cost of $50. Crashing both B and C reduces the expected duration to 11 weeks at a cost of $150. - Crashing both D and E reduces the expected duration to 10 weeks, with a total crashing cost of $550 and overall project cost of $4,150.

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Crashing: Paths Expected Duration 2 Critical Paths Action

The document presents a project with multiple activities and critical paths. It evaluates crashing certain activities to reduce the project duration. Specifically: - The original project has a normal cost of $3,600 and critical paths of A-D and B-D, with expected durations of 11 and 13 weeks. - Crashing activity B once reduces the expected duration to 11 weeks at a cost of $50. Crashing both B and C reduces the expected duration to 11 weeks at a cost of $150. - Crashing both D and E reduces the expected duration to 10 weeks, with a total crashing cost of $550 and overall project cost of $4,150.

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Activity

A
B
C
D
E

Normal Time
6
8
4
5
8

Original
A-D
B-D
C-E

11
13
12

Normal Cost
$900.00
$300.00
$500.00
$900.00
$1,000.00
$3,600.00

Total allowable
Crash time
1
2
1
2
3

Crash Cost
$1,000.00
$400.00
$600.00
$1,200.00
$1,600.00

Crash cost/day
$100.00
$50.00
$100.00
$150.00
$200.00

Crash By

Crashing Cost
0
2
1
1
1

0
100
100
150
200
550

Total

CRASHING
Step 1: Crash B once (cost $50)
Paths
A-D
B-D
C-E

Crash Time
5
6
3
3
5

Expected Duration
11
12
12

2 critical paths

Step 2: Crash B(cost $50) &C(cost $100) once


Paths
Expected Duration
A-D
11
B-D
11
C-E
11
Step 2: Crash D(cost $150) &E(cost $200) once
Paths
Expected Duration
A-D
10
B-D
10
C-E
10
Normal Project Cost
Total Cashing cost=
Total Cost

$3,600.00
$550.00
$4,150.00

Path
A-D
B-D
C-E

Length
11
13
12

Crash B
11
12
12

Action
Crash B
Crash B & C
Crash D& E

Marginal cost
50
150
350

Total Crash Cost


50
200
550

Crash B & C
11
11
11

Crash D & E
10
10
10

Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F

Immediate
Predecessor.

Normal
Time(weeks)
10
8
10
7
10
3

__

A
B
A
D
C, E

Normal
Cost
30
120
100
40
50
60

Total

Crash
Cost
70
150
160
50
75
95

400

Path
A-B-C-F
A-D-E-F

Length

Crash B

Action
Crash B
Crash F
Crash F

Marginal Cost Total Crash Cost


15
15
17.5
32.5
17.5
50

31
30

Crash
Time(weeks)
8
6
7
6
8
1

30
30

Crash F Crash F
29
29

Total Project Cost = Total Normal cost + Total Crash cost

28
28

450

Allowable
Crash time
2
2
3
1
2
2

Crash Cost
/week
$
$
$
$
$
$

20.00
15.00
20.00
10.00
12.50
17.50

C
F

A
D

B(3)

F(4)

G(5)

D(5)

A(7)

C(4)

E(2)

Activity

Normal Time

Crash
Time

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

7
3
4
5
2
4
5

6
2
3
4
1
2
4
$35,000

Action
Crash A
Crash C
Crash F
Crash F

Marginal
Cost
$1,000
$1,200
$1,500
$1,500

Total Crash
Cost
$1,000
$2,200
$3,700
$5,200

Total Project Cost = Total Normal cost + Total Crash cost

$40,200

Normal
Cost
$7,000
5,000
9,000
3,000
2,000
4,000
5,000

Crash Cost
$8,000
7,000
10,200
4,500
3,000
7,000
8,000

Cost/Day
$1,000
2,000
1,200
1,500
1,000
1,500
3,000

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