Office Automation Inc., has developed a proposal for introducing a new computerized office system that will improve word processing and interoffice communications for a particular company. Contained in the proposal is a list of activities that must be accomplished in order to complete the new office system project. Information about the activities is shown in the table below. Times are in weeks.
Data for Office Automation, Inc.
Activity
Description
Immediate Predecessors
Normal Time
Crash Time
Normal Cost ($)
Crash Cost ($)
A
Plan needs
———–
10
8
30
70
B
Order equipment
A
8
6
120
150
C
Install equipment
B
10
7
100
160
D
Set up training lab
A
7
6
40
50
E
Training course
D
10
8
50
75
F
Testing