PROJECT SCHEDULING

Case Study $2$

TechVision Solutions is a forward$-$thinking startup on a mission to revolutionize urban mobility. Their

latest endeavor is developing a state$-$of$-$the$-$art autonomous drone delivery system. To ensure timely

completion of this system, they need your team$$s help to employ project scheduling, PERT, and

crashing techniques.

The table below was generated after surveying the experts in the field, and includes the activities$$ times

$($days$),$ predecessors, costs $($USD$),$ as well as the crash times.

The project should be completed within $30$ days, after which the opportunity costs of losing customers

are estimated at $$4,000$ for every additional day.

Case Report

Perform an analysis of the project and prepare a report presenting your findings and recommendations.

Include $($but do not limit your discussion to$)$ a consideration of the following items.

$1.$ Determine the critical path. How long is the project expected to take?

$2.$ What is the probability for the completion to take longer than $30$ days?

$3.$ Due to the importance of this system, TechVision wants to be at least $60\%$ confident that the

completion will be done in $30$ days. Accordingly, crash the project as needed, in order to achieve this

target. Report the budget you will need to cover the crashing costs.

Hint: Your crashing costs cannot be more than the opportunity costs.

P$.$S$.$ Both MS$-$Project file and Word report should be submitted.