CRASHING A PROJECT

SLOPE= CRASH COST-NORMAL COST

CRASH TIME-NORMAL TIME
precedence

a
b
c
d
e*

.
a
a
a
b

duration
cost
normal crash normal crash

3
2
2
4
3

2
1
2
1
1

*partial crashing not allowed

To crash a project

FOCUS ON CRITICAL ACTIVITIES

SELECT LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY

40
20
20
30
10
120

80
80
20
120
80

slope

40
60
0
30
70(2 days)

8 day schedule cost 120

b
e
a

d
1

7 day schedule cost 160

a crashed

b
e
a

d
1

6
a & b crashed

220

d
1

5 day cost 260

a by one day
d by one day
e two days
e
b

c
d

4 day

350

a 1 day
b 1 day
d 2 day
e 2 days

DAYS

a
b
c
d
e*

3
2
2
4
3

2
1
2
1
1

40
60
30
70(2 days)

Normal cost of project = all direct and indirect costs before crashing
optimum project cost = minimum cost ( considering - direct , indirect and crash costs)
the corresponding time is called optimum time

minimum duration = minimum time after which no more crashing

is possible

as crash costs increase , indirect costs decrease

activity

nt

nc

ct

1--2
1--3
2--4
2--5
3--4
4--5

8
4
2
10
5
3

100
150
50
100
100
80

6
2
1
5
1
1

580
indirect cost Rs 70 per day
Find optimum project duration and cost

2
8

1
4
1--2--5
1--2--4--5
1--3--4--5

18 days
13 days
12 days

cost schedule normal to minimum duration

duration
18
17

Crash Activity

1--2 ( I d)

direct cost Crash Cost Indirect Cost

580 ..
18*70 = 1260
580
50 17*70=1190

16
15
14
13
12
11

1--2 ( 2d)
1--2(2d),2--5(1d)
1--2(2d),2--5(2d)
1--2(2d),2--5(3d)
1--2(2d),2--5(4d)
1--2(2d),2--5(5d),
4-5 (1d)

580
580
580
580
580
580

100 16*70=1120
160
1050
220
980
280
910
340
840
410
770

ect and crash costs)

decrease

cc
200
350
90
400
200
100

-50
-100
-40
-60
-25
-10

2
2
1
5
4
2

prob1

10

5
3

1840

mum duration
Total cost
1840
1820

1800
1790
1780
1770
1760
1760

Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
indirect cost

Predecessor
..

.
A
C
A
D,B,E

NT
4
6
2
5
2
7
4

CT
3
4
1
3
2
5
2

NC
60
150
38
150
100
115
100

CC
90
250
60
250
100
175
240

15
600

14
500

13
400

12
250

11
175

10
100

1
2
1
2
0
2
2

-30
-50
-22
-50
-30
-70
9
75

8
50

Find the project duration which will return min cost

and the min project duration possible

4
C

A-D-G
A-F
B-G
C-E-G

13
11
10
8

cost schedule normal to minimum duration

duration

Crash Activity

13
12
11
10
9

.
A(1d)
A(1d), D(1d)
A(1d), D(2)
A(1d), D(2),
G(1d),F(1d)
A(1d), D(2),
G(2d),F(2d)

direct cost Crash Cost

Indirect Cost

Total cost

713
713
713
713

0
30
80
130

400 1113
250 993
175 968
100 943

713

230

75 1018

713

330

50 1093

7
35

6
25

A
B
C
D

B
A.C
ct

A
B
C
D

3
1
4
3

cc
nt
500
4
325
3
550
7
250
5

nc
300
250
400
150

1 CRASH COST PER DAY

2 13 DAY CRASH

months

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

..

A
B
C,B
C,B
D,E

4
6
2
6
3
3
5

200
37.5
50
50

Draw net work

critical path

If the project has 1.5 yr deadline , should we consider crashing some activities exp

B-D-G critical path of 17 months

some activities explain

Q4.Given the following information, find the normal project duration and cost ,
minimum project duration and the optimum project duration and correspondin
Activity
(Weeks)
1-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
3-5
4-5
5-6
6-7
6-8
7-8

NT

NC

CT

3
3
7
9
5
0
6
4
13
10

300
30
420
720
250
0
320
400
780
1000
4220

9
5

3
7

2
3
5
7
4
0
4
3
10
9

1-2-3-5-6-7-8

31

1-2-5-6-7-8

32

1-2-4-5-6-7-8

30

duration

Crash Activity direct cost Crash Cost

32

4220

31

5-6 (1wk)

4220

45

30

5-6 (2wk)

4220

90

29

5-6 (2wk)
2-5 (1wk)

4220

135

28

5-6 (2wk)
2-5 (1wk)
6-7 (1wk)

4220

205

27

5-6 (2wk)
2-5 (1wk)
6-7 (1wk)
1-2 (1wk)

4220

305

26

5-6 (2wk)
2-5 (2wk)
6-7 (1wk)
1-2 (1wk)
3-5 (1wk)

4220

400

25

5-6 (2wk)
2-5 (2wk)
6-7 (1wk)
1-2 (1wk)
3-5 (1wk)
6-8 (1wk)
7-8 (1wk)

4220

640

ormal project duration and cost ,

oject duration and corresponding costs. Indirect cost is Rs 50 per week.

CC
400
30
580
810
300
0
410
470
900
1200

1
0
2
2
1
0
2
1
3
1

100
0
160
90
50
0
90
70
120
200

7
8

80
45
50
45
70
40
200

5-6-7-8
5-6-8
10

13

100

20
19

1-2-3-5-6-8

30

1-2-5-6-8

31

1-2-4-5-6-8

29

Indirect Cost

Total cost

1600

5820

1550

5815

1500

5810

1450

5805

1400

5825

1350

5875

1300

5920

1250

6110