Twin Cities Services Order Entry Call Center Installation System Time-Cost Trade-Off [Project Compression) Analysis An analysis has been undertaken by the industrial engineering staff in consultation with the activity managers. The activity listed below can be crashed. Reduoe the project duration as much as cost justied by crashing selected activities. Remember, you must crash the whole activity and that the crashing ranking is 1] Critical Path, 2) Lowest Crash Cost, 3) Earliest in the Project Develop E Issue Compute! Hardware NW A Subcontractor can assist with the writing otthe hardware RFP, such that the activity duration can be reduced from 6 days to 3 days for an added cost of $2,000 to the actiwty. Sowa re Documentation The software vendor can reduce the duration of this activity from 8 days to 4 days through the use ofadditional stafng and overtime, at a cost of $3,500. Post Systems Manager Position Announcement As per TC policy, the posting period for the new systems manager position can he reduced form 10 days to 3 days by using overnight and electronic mailing of the announcement to all TC locations, and accepting electronic applications. The added cost tothe activity would he $3,00 Modily Soware The Software vendorcan work weekends and overtime to make the required software modications. The activitytime can he reduced from 15 days to 5 days, for an added cost of $5,000 to the activity. . Associate Training By training over the weekend, TC can reduce the training activity time from 5 days to 3 days at an additional activity cost of $7,00o in overtime and expenses. This option may create serious quality problems. 6. Relocate Systems Manager The new systems manager can be housed at additional expense in a hotel temporarily to reduce relocation time from 10 to 3 days. The added cost to the activity would be $4,000. . ConstIucI Building Space The oonversion of the building space can be accomplished trya suboontraclor, working 24 hours a day, with a reduction in oonstruction time from E to 3 days for an added activity cost of $2,000. Minty crashed New Pmlecl Duration Added Dost mummbmmi-'DE