Principles Of Operations Management
Principles Of Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780135173930
Author: RENDER, Barry, HEIZER, Jay, Munson, Chuck
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 3, Problem 31P

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:

Chapter 3, Problem 31P, Development of Version 2.0 of a particular accounting software product is being considered by Jose

a) What is the project completion date?

b) What is the total cost required for completing this project on normal time?

c) If you wish to reduce the time required to complete this project by 1 week, which activity should be crashed, and how much will this increase the total cost?

d) What is the maximum time that can be crashed? How much would costs increase?

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Development of Version 2.0 of a particular accountingsoftware product is being considered by Jose Noguera'stechnology firm in Baton Rouge. The activities necessary for thecompletion of this project are listed in the following table:                                                                 a) What is the project completion date?b) What is the total cost required for completing this project on normal time?                               c) If you wish to reduce the time required to complete this projectby I week, which activity should be crashed, and how much will this increase the total cost?d) What is the maximum time that can be crashed? How much would costs increase?
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Office Automation Inc., developed a proposal for implementing a software system that will standardize the accounts payable function by automatically issuing an electronic payment upon receipt of the vendor invoice. Contained in the proposal is a list of activities that must be accomplished to complete the project. The following table contains relevant information about the activities.       Time (weeks) Cost ($1,000s) Activity Description ImmediatePredecessor Normal Crash Normal Crash A Plan needs   10 8 30 70 B Order equipment A 8 6 120 150 C Install equipment B 10 7 100 160 D Set up training lab A 7 6 40 50 E Conduct training course D 10 8 50 75 F Test system C, E 3 3 60   (a) Develop a project network. A project network with 8 activities and 8 directed arcs is shown. Activity Start is connected to activity A. Activity A is connected to activity B and to activity D. Activity B is connected to activity E. Activity C is connected to activity F. Activity D is…

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