D Calculations 43 for total 21 Consider the project describe
Solution
The crash cost per day has been added to the table. Possible routes through the network are:
ABFGKLM=175
ABFGKNQ=55
ABFJHPQ=155
ACDEHPQ=160
and the initial project cost is $227,450.
Activity
Predecessor
Normal Time
Minimum Time
Normal Cost
Crash cost
$/day
A
15
12
800
1,100
100
B
A
30
22
2,500
4,100
200
C
A
45
37
21,000
31,000
1500
D
C
20
17
15,000
22,000
2333
E
D
5
4
3,000
3,300
300
F
B
10
7
13,000
15,500
833
G
F
30
25
41,000
46,000
1000
H
J, E
50
45
30,000
37,500
1500
J
F
25
20
20,000
25,000
1000
K
G
35
33
6,500
7,200
350
L
K
40
33
16,500
19,400
414
M
L
15
13
14,400
18,600
2100
N
K
30
26
23,500
27,500
1000
P
H
20
15
15,250
23,500
1650
Q
N, P
5
5
5,000
5,000
Purchasing critical activities from least expensive to most expensive without switching critical paths proceeds as follows:
Purchase
Activity
# Days
Path Lengths
Extra Cost
1
A
3
ABFGKLM=172
ABFGKNQ=152
ABFJHPQ=152
ACDEHPQ=157
300
2
B
8
ABFGKLM=164
ABFGKNQ=144
ABFJHPQ=144
ACDEHPQ=157
1,600
3
K
2
ABFGKLM=162
ABFGKNQ=142
ABFJHPQ=144
ACDEHPQ=157
700
4
L
5
ABFGKLM=157
ABFGKNQ=142
ABFJHPQ=144
ACDEHPQ=157
2,071
5
L
E
1
1
ABFGKLM=157
ABFGKNQ=142
ABFJHPQ=144
ACDEHPQ=157
414.30
300
6
L
C
1
1
ABFGKLM=156
ABFGKNQ=142
ABFJHPQ=144
ACDEHPQ=156
414.30
1,250
7
F
C
3
3
ABFGKLM=153
ABFGKNQ=139
ABFJHPQ=141
ACDEHPQ=153
2,500
3,750
8
G
C
3
3
ABFGKLM=150
ABFGKNQ=136
ABFJHPQ=144
ACDEHPQ=150
3,000
3,750
Total reduction is 25 days at an additional cost of $20,050, for a total project cost of $247,500.
3A\'s = 300
8B\'s = 1600
7C\'s = 8750
1E = 300
3F\'s = 2500
3G\'s = 3000
2K\'s = 700
7L\'s = 2900
| Activity | Predecessor | Normal Time | Minimum Time | Normal Cost | Crash cost | $/day |
| A | 15 | 12 | 800 | 1,100 | 100 | |
| B | A | 30 | 22 | 2,500 | 4,100 | 200 |
| C | A | 45 | 37 | 21,000 | 31,000 | 1500 |
| D | C | 20 | 17 | 15,000 | 22,000 | 2333 |
| E | D | 5 | 4 | 3,000 | 3,300 | 300 |
| F | B | 10 | 7 | 13,000 | 15,500 | 833 |
| G | F | 30 | 25 | 41,000 | 46,000 | 1000 |
| H | J, E | 50 | 45 | 30,000 | 37,500 | 1500 |
| J | F | 25 | 20 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 1000 |
| K | G | 35 | 33 | 6,500 | 7,200 | 350 |
| L | K | 40 | 33 | 16,500 | 19,400 | 414 |
| M | L | 15 | 13 | 14,400 | 18,600 | 2100 |
| N | K | 30 | 26 | 23,500 | 27,500 | 1000 |
| P | H | 20 | 15 | 15,250 | 23,500 | 1650 |
| Q | N, P | 5 | 5 | 5,000 | 5,000 |






