Operations Management
Operations Management
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Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 19P

Three activities are candidates for crashing on a project network for a large computer installation (all are, of course, critical). Activity details are in the following table:

Chapter 3, Problem 19P, Three activities are candidates for crashing on a project network for a large computer installation

  1. a. What action would you take to reduce the critical path by 1 day?
  2. b. Assuming no other paths become critical, what action would you take to reduce the critical path one additional day?
  3. c. What is the total cost of the 2-day reduction?
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Development of Version 2.0 of a particular accounting software product is being considered by Jose​ Noguera's technology firm in Baton Rouge. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the following​ table:                                                                                                                                  Activity Normal Time​ (weeks) Crash Time​ (weeks) Normal Cost Total Cost with Crashing Immediate​ Predecessor(s) A 4 3 $2,100 $2,750 — B 2 1 $2,300 $3,100 — C 3 3 $600 $600 — D 8 4 $2,400 $2,720 A E 6 3 $1,000 $1,450 B F 3 2 $3,000 $4,400 C G 4 2 $1,500 $2,000 ​D, E   ​a) Based on the given information regarding the activities for the​ project, the project length​ = enter your response here weeks.   ​b) The total cost required for completing this project on normal time​ = ​$enter your response here.   ​c) For…
Development of Version 2.0 of a particular accounting software product is being considered by Jose​ Noguera's technology firm in Baton Rouge. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the following​ table:                                                                                                                                  Activity Normal Time​ (weeks) Crash Time​ (weeks) Normal Cost Total Cost with Crashing Immediate​ Predecessor(s) A 4 3 $2,100 $2,800 — B 2 1 $2,300 $3,100 — C 3 3 $600 $600 — D 8 4 $2,400 $2,680 A E 6 3 $1,000 $1,450 B F 3 2 $3,200 $4,600 C G 4 2 $1,400 $2,000 ​D, E Part 2 ​a) Based on the given information regarding the activities for the​ project, the project length​ = enter your response here weeks.
Three activities are candidates for crashing on a project network for a large computer installation (all are, of course, critical). Activity details are in the following table: Activity A B C Normal Time Crash Time Normal (days) (days) Cost 7 6 4 11 2 9 $5,000 $1,400 $4,000 Total Cost with Immediate Crashing Predecessor(s) $5,600 $3,300 $6,400 a) Activity that should be crashed first to reduce the project duration by 1 day is A b) Activity that should be crashed next to reduce the project duration by one additional day is A B A B C ect: 0

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