3.30 What is the minimum cost of crashing the following project by 4 days?

Activity
A
B
C
D
E

Normal Time
(days)
6
8
4
5
8

Crash Time
(days)
5
6
3
3
5

Normal Cost

Crash Cost

900
300
500
900
1000

1000
400
600
1200
1600

Immediate
Predecessor(s)

A, B
C

3.31 Nicholas Glaskowsky, director of personnel of Glaskowsky Resources, Inc., is in the process of
designing a program that his customers can use in the job-finding process. Some of the activities include
preparing rsums, writing letters, making appointments to see prospective employers, researching
companies and industries, and so on. Some of the information on the activities appears in the following
table:

Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

a
8
6
3
10
6
9
6
14
10
6
4
1

Time (days)
m
10
7
3
20
7
10
7
15
11
7
7
2

b
12
9
4
30
8
11
10
16
13
8
8
4

Immediate
Predecessor(s)

A
C
B, D, E
B, D, E
F
F
G, H
I, J
G, H

Construct a network for this problem.

Determine the expected times and variances for each activity.
Determine ES, EF, LS, LF, and slack for each activity.
Determine the critical path and project completion time.
Determine the probability that the project will be finished in 70 days.
Determine the probability that the project will be finished in 80 days.
Determine the probability that the project will be finished in 90 days.

3.32 Getting a degree from a college or university is a long and difficult task. Certain courses must be
completed before other courses may be taken. Develop a network diagram in which every activity is a
particular course that must be taken for a given degree program. The immediate predecessors will be course
prerequisites. Do not forget to include all university, college, and departmental course requirements. Then
try to group these courses into semesters or quarters for your particular school.
3.33 The Katok Construction Company is involved in constructing municipal buildings and other
structures that are used primarily by city and state municipalities. This requires developing legal
documents, drafting feasibility studies, obtaining bond ratings, and so forth. Recently, Elena Katok was
given a request to submit a proposal for the construction of a municipal building. The first step is to
develop legal documents and to perform all necessary steps before the construction contract is signed. This

Time Required (Weeks)

Activity

2
3

2
3

3
4

Immediate
Description

Predecessor(s)

Drafting legal documents

4
5

Preparation of financial statements

Draft of history

Draft demand portion of feasibility

study

Review and approval of legal

documents

6
7

1
4

2
5

4
6

Review and approval of history

Review feasibility study

3
4

Draft final financial portion of

feasibility study

Draft facts relevant to the bond

transaction

10

Review and approval of financial

statements

11

18

20

26

Firm price received of project

12

Review and completion of financial

portion of feasibility study

13

Draft statement completed

6, 9, 10, 11, 12

14

0.1

0.14

0.16

All materials sent to bond rating

services

13

15

0.2

0.3

0.4

Statement printed and distributed to all

interested parties

14

16
17
18
19

1
1
3
0.1

1
2
5
0.1

2
3
7
0.2

Presentation to bond rating services

Bond rating received
Marketing of bonds
Purchase contracts executed

14
16
15, 17
18

20

0.1

0.14

0.16

Final statement authorized and

completed

19

21
22
23

2
0.1
0

3
0.1
0.2

6
0.2
0.2

Purchase contract
Bond proceeds available
Sign construction contract

19
20
21, 22