PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project Crashing Assignment

Names of students (SECTION A)

Chakka Lakshmi Suseela 19014

Duvvuru Sai Deepthi 19018

Keerthana S 19026
Activity on Arrow diagram:

5
A(10) G(12)

C(5) D1 8

1
B(8) 6
4
2
6 D(6) 4
6 F(5)
E(8)
3

E1 = 0 L6 = E6 = 26
E2 = E1 + 8 L5 = L6 - 12
0+8 26-12
=8 = 14
E3 = E2 + 8 L4 = L5 - 0
8+8 14-0
= 16 = 14
E4 = E2 + 6 L3 = L6 - 5
8+6 26-5
= 14 = 21
E5 = Max (E1+10, E2+5, E4+0) L2 = Min (L3 -8, L4 -6, L5 -5)
Max (0+10, 8+5, 14+0) Min (21-8, 14-6, 14-5)
= 14 =8
E6 = Max (E5 +12, E3 +5) L1 = Min (L5 -10, L2 -8)
Max (14+12, 16+5) Min (14-10, 8-8)
= 26 =0

Activity Duration Earliest time Latest time Total float

EST EFT LST LFT LFT - EFT
1-2 8 0 8 0 8 0
1-5 10 0 10 4 14 4
2-5 5 8 13 9 14 1
2-3 8 8 16 13 21 5
 2-4 6 8 14 8 14 0
3-6 5 16 21 21 26 5
4-5 0 14 14 14 14 0
5-6 12 14 26 14 26 0

Critical path : 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 6

Normal Crash
Normal Crash
Activit Predecesso cost cost cost
time(weeks time(weeks
y r (Rs000 (Rs000 slope
) )
) )
A - 10 20 7 30 3.333333
B - 8 15 6 20 2.5
C B 5 8 4 14 6
D B 6 11 4 15 2
E B 8 9 5 15 2
F E 5 5 4 8 3
G A, D, C 12 3 8 4 0.25

Step 1:- Direct cost = Sum of normal cost = 20+15+8+11+9+5+3 = 71

Indirect cost = 400 per day (2800 per week)

Longest path : 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 6 (B – D – G )
= 8 + 6 +0 + 12
= 26 weeks
Total cost = Direct cost + Indirect cost
(000’s) = 71 + (2.8*26)
= 71 + 72.8
= 143.8 (or 1,43,800)

Step 2:- Crash cost – Normal cost

Normal time – crash time

A = 30-20 = 3.333
10-7
B = 20-15 = 2.5
8-6
C = 14-8 = 6
5-4
D = 15-11 = 2
6-4
E = 15-9 = 2
8-5
F = 8-5 = 3
5-4
G 4-3 = 0.25
12-8
Step 3:- To compare critical activities, the cost slope for G is least then we try to reduce
the duration of G
We are reducing the duration of G by four weeks which means instead of 12 it
becomes 8.

Now the longest path is: 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 6

= 8+6+0+8
= 22 weeks

Total cost = Direct cost + Indirect cost

(000’s) = 71 + (2.8*22) + 4*0.25
= 71 + 61.6 + 1
= 133.6 (or 1,33,600)

Now proceed crashing activity D by 2 weeks then 6 becomes 4

Now the longest path is: 1 – 2 – 5 – 6

= 8+5+8
= 21 weeks

and 1 – 2 – 3 – 6
= 8+8+5
= 21 weeks

Total cost = Direct cost + Indirect cost

(000’s) = 71 + (2.8*21) + 4*0.25 + 2*2
= 71 + 58.8 + 1 + 4
= 134.8 (or 1,34,800)

Now proceed crashing activity B by 2 weeks then 8 becomes 6

Now the longest path is: 1 – 2 – 5 – 6

= 6+5+8
= 19 weeks

and 1 – 2 – 3 – 6
= 6+8+5
= 19 weeks

Total cost = Direct cost + Indirect cost

(000’s) = 71 + (2.8*19) + 4*0.25 + 2*2 + 2*2.5
= 71 + 53.2 + 5 + 4 + 1
= 134.2 (or 1,34,200)

Inference: If we look at cost Rs. 1,33,600 is lower than the Rs. 134,800 and
1,34,200. After crashing G, the cost is Rs. 1,33,600 which is increasing further. So, it is
better to reduce the total completion time from 26 weeks to 22 weeks.