Problem $4-17$

Bragg's Bakery is building a new automated bakery in downtown Sandusky. Here are the

activities that need to be completed to get the new bakery built and the equipment

installed.

b$-1.$ Identify the critical path.

A$-$C$-$D$-$F

A$-$B$-$D$-$F

$A-C-E-F$

b$-2.$ What is the normal project length?

Normal project

weeks

length

c$.$ What is the project length if all activities are crashed to their minimum?

Project length

weeks

d$.$ Bragg's loses $$4,000$ in profit per week for every week the bakery is not completed.

How many weeks will the project take if we are willing to pay crashing cost as long

as it is less than $$4,000$ for crashing individual activity?

The project will take

weeks