Part 2 Project network/schedule -scheduling and compressing a schedule (30 points) You've been asked to manage a
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Part 2 Project network/schedule -scheduling and compressing a schedule (30 points)
You've been asked to manage a project that includes conducting a two-week (10 working days) computer training class. Using the information in Table below, complete the following:
Activity | Immediate Predecessor | Normal Time (days) | Normal Cost | Crashed Time (days) | Crashed Cost |
A - Obtain Instructor | None | 7 | $500 | 4 | $800 |
B - Locate Room | A | 3 | $200 | 2 | $350 |
C - Check Coats | None | 6 | $500 | 4 | $900 |
D - Room Open? | C | 3 | $200 | 1 | $500 |
E - Schedule Class | B and D | 2 | $300 | 1 | $350 |
Schedule Compression:
- What is the crash cost per day for each activity?
- Which activities should be crashed to meet a project deadline of 10 days with a minimum cost? You may assume that you can partially crash an activity.
- What is the new cost after crashing the project?
- Fully crash the project to its minimum duration. table that shows (for each day the project length is reduced) the project duration, the activities that are crashed, the incremental crash cost, and the total crash cost.
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Project Management A Managerial Approach
ISBN: 978-0470226216
7th Edition
Authors: Jack R. Meredith, Samuel J. Mantel,
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