Task Start Duration

A 0 6
B 6 7
C 13 5
D 18 3
E 21 4
F 25 5
G 30 8
H 38 3
Recreation of original table
Normal Crashed
Activity Duration(days) Costs Duration(days) Costs days saved
A 6 $2,400.00 4 $3,600.00 2
B 7 $3,500.00 5 $5,000.00 2
C 5 $3,000.00 4 $3,800.00 1
D 3 $2,700.00 2 $4,500.00 1
E 4 $800.00 3 $1,500.00 1
F 5 $1,200.00 3 $2,100.00 2
G 8 $2,400.00 5 $4,200.00 3
H 3 $4,500.00 2 $7,000.00 1
Total Costs: $20,500.00 $31,700.00
Creation of table that highlights the critical path A-C-D-F-H
Normal Crashed
Activity Duration(days) Costs Duration(days) Costs
A 6 $2,400.00 4 $3,600.00 Critical Path
B 7 $3,500.00 5 $5,000.00
C 5 $3,000.00 4 $3,800.00
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D 3 $2,700.00 2 $4,500.00
E 4 $800.00 3 $1,500.00
F 5 $1,200.00 3 $2,100.00
G 8 $2,400.00 5 $4,200.00
H 3 $4,500.00 2 $7,000.00
Total Costs: $20,500.00 $31,700.00
Critical path with crashed activities identified
Normal Crashed
Activity Duration(days) Costs Duration(days) Costs Critical path
A 6 $2,400.00 4 $3,600.00 Crashed activities
B 7 $3,500.00 5 $5,000.00
C 5 $3,000.00 4 $3,800.00
D 3 $2,700.00 2 $4,500.00
E 4 $800.00 3 $1,500.00
F 5 $1,200.00 3 $2,100.00
G 8 $2,400.00 5 $4,200.00
H 3 $4,500.00 2 $7,000.00
Total Costs: $20,500.00 $31,700.00
cost per day saved
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750
800 3
1800 4
700
450 1
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2500 5
Answers to questions:
Critical Path
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Duration
Gantt Chart
1. Activities A & F represent the most effective activities to crash in regards to cost per day saved and gross
number of days saved. Overall task F is the best activity to crash as it has an equal number of days saved but a
25% reduction in cost. Although activity G has the same cost per day saved value as A, and saves more days
Critical path
Crashed activities
25% reduction in cost. Although activity G has the same cost per day saved value as A, and saves more days
2. When crashing all activites that are on the critical path. Task F remains to be prioritized as number 1 and
task F remains as number 2. Task 3 is the third best acticity to crash with a cost per day saved of 800$. Tasks D
and H represent the least effective activities to crash with a cost per day saved of 1800 and 2500 respectivel.
3. Considering a decision rule being a method to solve larger problems while not losing sight of the orignial
idea, the activity network affects the decision rule by providing further visiblity to project avtivities
relationships with one another, their predecessors, and their sucessors.
William Taylor Pittman
5/30/2014
1. Activities A & F represent the most effective activities to crash in regards to cost per day saved and gross
activity to crash as it has an equal number of days saved but a
Although activity G has the same cost per day saved value as A, and saves more days
Although activity G has the same cost per day saved value as A, and saves more days
are on the critical path. Task F remains to be prioritized as number 1 and
task F remains as number 2. Task 3 is the third best acticity to crash with a cost per day saved of 800$. Tasks D
and H represent the least effective activities to crash with a cost per day saved of 1800 and 2500 respectivel.
a method to solve larger problems while not losing sight of the orignial
idea, the activity network affects the decision rule by providing further visiblity to project avtivities