Chuck’s Custom Boats (CCB) builds luxury yachts to customer order. CCB has landed a contract with a wealthy customer. Relevant data are shown in the table below. The complication is that the customer wants delivery in 32 weeks or he will impose a penalty of $375 for each week his yacht is late. Activity Immediate Predecessor Normal Time (NT) Weeks Crashing Cost   1st Week 2nd Week A ― 9 $410 $415 B A 7 125 -- C A 5 45 45 D B 4 300 350 E C 6 50 -- F D, E 5 200 225 G F 8 -- -- H F 7 85 90 I G 6 90 -- Construct a network diagram for the project Indicate the critical path when normal activity times are used. Develop a crashing schedule. Note: No activity can be crashed more than two weeks.

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Chuck’s Custom Boats (CCB) builds luxury yachts to customer order. CCB has landed a contract with a wealthy customer. Relevant data are shown in the table below. The complication is that the customer wants delivery in 32 weeks or he will impose a penalty of $375 for each week his yacht is late.

Activity Immediate Predecessor Normal Time (NT) Weeks Crashing Cost
  1st Week 2nd Week
A 9 $410 $415
B A 7 125 --
C A 5 45 45
D B 4 300 350
E C 6 50 --
F D, E 5 200 225
G F 8 -- --
H F 7 85 90
I G 6 90 --
  1. Construct a network diagram for the project
  2. Indicate the critical path when normal activity times are used.
  3. Develop a crashing schedule. Note: No activity can be crashed more than two weeks.
  4. Show breakdown of work
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