Operations Management:

1. fice system that will improve word processing and interoffice communications for a particular company. Contained in the proposal is a list of activities that must be accomplished to:

Activity	Description	Immediate Predecessor	Time (Weeks)		Cost ($1000)
			Normal	Crash	Normal	Crash
A	Plan need	-	10	8	30	70
B	Order equipment	A	8	6	120	150
C	Install Equipment	B	10	7	100	160
D	Setup training lab	A	7	6	40	50
E	Conduct training cost	D	10	8	50	75
F	Test system	C, E	3	3	60	-

1. Develop a project network.
2. Develop an activity schedule.
3. What are the critical activities, and what is the expected project completion time?
4. 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? Work through the network and attempt to make the crashing decisions by inspection.
5. Develop an activity schedule for the crashed project.
6. What added project cost is required to meet the six-month completion time?