Question: Office Automation Inc., developed a proposal for implementing a software system that will standardize the accounts payable function by automatically issuing an electronic payment upon

Office Automation Inc., developed a proposal for implementing a software system that will standardize the accounts payable function by automatically issuing an electronic payment upon receipt of the vendor invoice. Contained in the proposal is a list of activities that must be accomplished to complete the project. The following table contains relevant information about the activities.

Time (weeks)

Cost ($1000s)

Activity

Description

Immediate

Predecessor

Normal

Crash

Normal

Crash

A

Plan needs

10

8

30

70

B

Order equipment

A

8

6

120

150

C

Install equipment

B

10

7

100

160

D

Set up training lab

A

7

6

40

50

E

Conduct training course

D

10

8

50

75

F

Test system

C, E

3

3

60

Please answer the following questions.

  1. How can the project be displayed graphically to better visualize the flow of the activities?
  2. What are the critical activities, and what is the expected project completion time?
  3. Assume that the company wants to complete the project in six months or 26 weeks. What crashing decisions do you recommend to meet the desired completion time at the least possible cost?
  4. What added project cost is required to meet the six-month completion time? (1 point)

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