Project Management and Network Analysis

Assignment.#.3 Weight (10%)

Due to: Thursday 26/3/2020 till 3.30 pm (Sharp)
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 Each student should solve the following problem and submit his/her solution (copied by
mobile and sent) to the above-mentioned email. Hand-written (but clear) solutions are
accepted. Do not forget to write your name.
Q.1 The following table summarizes the normal and crash times in weeks as well as the
normal and crash cost in Jordan Dinars (JD) for each activity of a project.

Activity Time (week) Cost (JD)

Normal Crash Normal Crash
1-2 10 7 1000 1600
1-3 15 10 2000 3000
2-4 8 6 1800 2600
2-5 20 16 4500 5300
3-6 30 20 7200 9600
4-5 14 12 5000 6000
5-6 12 9 3300 4500
To Do’s:
1. Determine the critical path and the normal project completion time?
2. Compute the normal cost of completing the project?
3. Compute the crash time and the additional incurred cost?
4. Identify the new critical paths?
5. Tabulate the different alternatives of crashing?