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Consider a project having the following six activities:
Consider a project having the following six activities:
Immediate Max Crash cost
Activity Predecessors Time (weeks) Crash* per week
A none 6 6 N/A
B none 5 2 $500
C A 3 2 $1000
D A, B 4 2 $2000
E C, D 5 2 $1250
F D 6 2 $1000
*Shortest possible time for the task
- Draw the project network and list the earliest start (ES), earliest finish (EF), latest start (LS) and latest finish (LF) for each task
- List the tasks on the critical path
- What is the expected project duration in weeks?
- What is the slack for each activity?
A: B: C: D: E:0 F:
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