What is the minimum cost crashing plan to minimize the penalty? Please list in order all the activities that will be selected in this plan.
Critical Path Method
The critical path is the longest succession of tasks that has to be successfully completed to conclude a project entirely. The tasks involved in the sequence are called critical activities, as any task getting delayed will result in the whole project getting delayed. To determine the time duration of a project, the critical path has to be identified. The critical path method or CPM is used by project managers to evaluate the least amount of time required to finish each task with the least amount of delay.
Cost Analysis
The entire idea of cost of production or definition of production cost is applied corresponding or we can say that it is related to investment or money cost. Money cost or investment refers to any money expenditure which the firm or supplier or producer undertakes in purchasing or hiring factor of production or factor services.
Inventory Management
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Project Management
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What is the minimum cost crashing plan to minimize the penalty? Please list in order all the activities that will be selected in this plan.
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Hint: There are FOUR paths in this network (I am giving this information so that you minimize your
errors).
Problem Network (the Crashing based problem)
8(8)
c(7)
D(4)
A(5)
F(4)
H(5)
E(1)
G(12)
END
L(3)
I(6)
K(1)
T(9)
0(8)
M(12)
N(9)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe591ce02-9a9d-4fd6-9ad7-72eb79af93a9%2F9cd0d58b-9808-45f8-ad2c-09f47b860dec%2F02n9th_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![A construction project has a deadline of 25 weeks. And there is a
penalty of $45,000 for every week the project is delayed after
the 25 weeks. The activities in the project, their sequence
relationships, and their expected normal times are shown in the
network. The activities, their expected normal times, and their
crash costs are shown in the table below:
Note: There are 4 paths in this network (posted on Canvas as a
separate file)
Crash Costs ($000)
Activity Normal
Time
1st
2nd week
week
A
5
$14
$22
В
8
24
25
C
7
30
30
D
4
11
18
E
11
30
31
F
4
11
24
12
H
5
40
40
I
3
10
J
9
2
7
K
1
26
3
11
15
M
12
13
N
9
6.
11
8
14
15
(a) Determine the minimum cost crashing plan to minimize
the penalty. List (in the correct order0 all the activities that
will be selected in this plan. Obviously, you will continue
to crash as long as the weekly crash costs are less than the
weekly penalty.
(b) Determine the total savings for the above case,
Hint for (b): For example, if you are spending $10,000 to crash
a project by one week, and if your penalty is $45,000 for one
week, then your savings are $35,000 for that week.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe591ce02-9a9d-4fd6-9ad7-72eb79af93a9%2F9cd0d58b-9808-45f8-ad2c-09f47b860dec%2Feu6qcd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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