Bragg’s Bakery is building a new automated bakery in downtown Omaha. Here are the activities that need to be completed
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:21 am
Bragg’s Bakery is building a new automated bakery in downtown
Omaha. Here are the activities that need to be completed to
get the new bakery build and the equipment installed. The
Normal Completion Time represents how long it will take to
complete the activity without crashing. The Crash
Completion Time represents how long it will take to complete
the activity if it is crashed.
Activity
Predecessor
Normal Completion Time (Weeks)
Crash Completion Time (Weeks)
Crash (Expediting) Cost/Week
A
--
9
6
$3,000
B
A
8
5
$3,500
C
A
15
10
$4,000
D
B,C
5
3
$2,000
E
C
10
6
$2,500
F
D,E
2
1
$5,000
You must show your work to receive full credit.
a) What are the values of the normal project completion time,
the total work time using the normal times, and the critical
path?
b) What activity(ies) should be crashed to reduce the
completion time found in a) by one week? What activity(ies)
should be crashed if you want to reduce the completion time found
in a) by six weeks?
Omaha. Here are the activities that need to be completed to
get the new bakery build and the equipment installed. The
Normal Completion Time represents how long it will take to
complete the activity without crashing. The Crash
Completion Time represents how long it will take to complete
the activity if it is crashed.
Activity
Predecessor
Normal Completion Time (Weeks)
Crash Completion Time (Weeks)
Crash (Expediting) Cost/Week
A
--
9
6
$3,000
B
A
8
5
$3,500
C
A
15
10
$4,000
D
B,C
5
3
$2,000
E
C
10
6
$2,500
F
D,E
2
1
$5,000
You must show your work to receive full credit.
a) What are the values of the normal project completion time,
the total work time using the normal times, and the critical
path?
b) What activity(ies) should be crashed to reduce the
completion time found in a) by one week? What activity(ies)
should be crashed if you want to reduce the completion time found
in a) by six weeks?