Q. Development of a new deluxe version of a particular software product is being considered by Ravi Behara's software house. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the subsequent table.
Normal Crash
Time Time Normal Crash Immediate
Activity (weeks) (weeks) cost cost Predecessor
A 4 3 $2000 $2600 __
B 2 1 $2200 $2800 __
C 3 3 $500 $500 __
D 8 4 $2300 $2600 A
E 6 3 $900 $2300 B
F 3 2 $3000 $4200 C
G 4 2 $1400 $2000 D,E
a) Illustrate what is the project completion date?
b) Illustrate what is the total cost required for completing this project on normal time?
c) Illustrate what is the total cost required to complete this project by week 1, which activity should be crashed and explain how will this increase the total cost?
d) Illustrate what is the maximum time which can be crashed? Explain how much would costs increase?