Lance Armstrong’s Bike Shop is behind on a custom bike and needs to crash 8 hours of time from the 8-step project. Draw the Network Diagram. Given the project table below calculate the crash cost for 8 hours of time-savings. Suppose Lance calls the customer and asks for a project extension, reducing the amount of time he needs to crash. Lance has a $20 crash budget. Is the budget sufficient to crash 4 hours of time?

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Lance Armstrong’s Bike Shop is behind on a custom bike and needs to crash 8 hours of time from the 8-step project.

  1. Draw the Network Diagram.
  2. Given the project table below calculate the crash cost for 8 hours of time-savings.
  3. Suppose Lance calls the customer and asks for a project extension, reducing the amount of time he needs to crash. Lance has a $20 crash budget. Is the budget sufficient to crash 4 hours of time?

 

Normal
Crash
Normal
Crash
Immediate
Activity Duration
Duration
Cost ($)
Cost (S) Predecessors
(hours)
(hours)
A
2
10
2
0
None
B
3
15
2
23
A
C
5
25
4
30
B
D
3
20
1
24
C
E
6
30
4
45
C
F
1
5
1
0
C,E
G
7
35
6
50
F
H
10
50
7
62
D.G
Transcribed Image Text:Normal Crash Normal Crash Immediate Activity Duration Duration Cost ($) Cost (S) Predecessors (hours) (hours) A 2 10 2 0 None B 3 15 2 23 A C 5 25 4 30 B D 3 20 1 24 C E 6 30 4 45 C F 1 5 1 0 C,E G 7 35 6 50 F H 10 50 7 62 D.G
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