Colorado Technical University
MATH 451
Project Crashing
Learn: Project Crashing
The decision variables in the LP model include the __________ and crash
amounts.
crash times
end times
start times
duration ti
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Colorado Technical University
MATH 451
Project Crashing
Learn: Project Crashing
The decision variables in the LP model include the __________ and crash
amounts.
crash times
end times
start times
duration times
It is logical that the crash cost is __________ the standard cost of an activity.
less than
lower than
more than
the same as
Associated with the standard time is the __________ cost of an activity.
expected
reduced
crash
normal
Activity Standard Time Crash Time Standard Cost Crash Cost
A 3 2 $20,000 $22,000
B 2 1 $14,000 $15,000
C 4 2 $16,000 $20,000
D 3 1 $15,000 $18,000
The crash cost per period for activity A is __________.
$20,000
-$2,000
($20,000 - $22,000) / 3 - 2
$2,000
Crash cost per period = (__________) / (Standard time - Crash time)
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Standard cost
Difference in crash cost and standard cost
Crash cost
Standard cost - Crash cost
Crash time is the __________ duration of an activity.
shortest
longest
slowest
lengthiest
Activity Standard Time Crash Time Standard Cost Crash Cost
A 3 2 $20,000 $22,000
B 2 1 $14,000 $15,000
C 4 2 $16,000 $20,000
D 3 1 $15,000 $18,000
If activity D is chosen for crashing, the project could be shortened by
__________ week(s).
0 3 4 1
The process of shortening the duration of a project in the __________ manner
is crashing.
most costly
least inexpensive
most expensive
least expensive
The decision variables in the LP model include the __________ and crash
amounts.
Learn: Project Crashing
crash times
start times
duration times
end times
Associated with the standard time is the __________ cost of an activity.
expected
crash
reduced
normal
When selecting an activity to crash, the activity should __________.
not be on the critical path
be the first activity in the project network
be on the critical path
have the highest crash cost per period
Crashing activities common to more than one __________ may be cheapest.
week
project
critical path
project network
Activity Standard Time Crash Time Standard Cost Crash Cost
A 3 2 $20,000 $22,000
B 2 1 $14,000 $15,000
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C 4 2 $16,000 $20,000
D 3 1 $15,000 $18,000
For the critical path of A-B-D, the project has to be shortened by 2 weeks.
The crash could be __________ and have an additional total cost of $2,500–
$3,000.
2 weeks in activity A
activities A and C for 1 week each
2 weeks in activity D
activities B and C for 1 week each
When using a LP model for crashing, the objective is to __________.
minimize the project completion time
minimize the total cost
maximize the total cost
maximize the project completion time
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