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Lecture 6 - Crashing of A Project

The document outlines the concept of project crashing, which involves shortening project time through additional resources and costs. It details a four-step procedure for selecting activities for crashing based on cost efficiency and provides numerical problems for practical application. Learning objectives include understanding the crashing process and solving related numerical problems.

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Lecture 6 - Crashing of A Project

The document outlines the concept of project crashing, which involves shortening project time through additional resources and costs. It details a four-step procedure for selecting activities for crashing based on cost efficiency and provides numerical problems for practical application. Learning objectives include understanding the crashing process and solving related numerical problems.

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Manjusha Nabar
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SLACK

CRASHING A
PROJECT ELT
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Manjusha
Nabar
Crashing A project
Lesson Outline
 The Idea Of Crashing Of A Project
 The Criterion Of Selection Of An Activity For Crashing
 Numerical Problems

Learning Objectives
After reading this lesson you should be able to

 Understand the concept of crashing of a project
 choose an activity for crashing
 Work out numerical problems

The Meaning Of Crashing :shortening the project time with additional labour, machines and cost

Steps In Project Crashing


Assumption: It is assumed that there is a linear relationship between time and
cost. Consider project crashing by the critical path method by following four-step
procedure as follows
Step 1
Find the critical path with the normal times and normal costs for the activities and identify the
critical activities.
Step 2
Find out the crash cost per unit time for each activity in the network. This is calculated by means
of the following formula.
Step 3
Select an activity on the critical path for crashing with the smallest crash cost per unit time as the
criteria. Crash this activity to the maximum units of time as may be permissible by the given
data.
On the basis of the least additional cost, a critical activity is chosen for crashing. If there is a tie
between
Step 4 two critical activities, the tie can be resolved arbitrarily.

After crashing an activity, find out which is the critical path with the changed conditions.
Sometimes, a reduction in the time of an activity in the critical path may cause a non-critical path to
become critical. If the critical path with which we started is still the longest path, then go to Step 3.
Otherwise, determine the new critical path and then go to Step 3.
Problem 1
A project has activities with the following normal and crash times and cost: .

Determine a crashing scheme for the above project so that the total project time is reduced by 3
Problem 2
The management of a company is interested in crashing of the following project by spending an
additional amount not exceeding Rs. 2,000. Suggest how this can be accomplished.
Problem 3
The manager of a company wants to apply crashing for the following project by spending an
additional amount not exceeding Rs. 2,000. Offer your suggestion to the manager.
Questions
1. Explain the concept of crashing of a project.
2. Explain the criterion for selection of an activity for crashing.

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