A PERT Example

Example: Given the following activity information, find ES, EF, LS, LF, and S for each
activity. What is the critical path, total completion time T, and variance V for the
network?

Activity t v
1–2 2 2/6
1–3 7 3/6
2–3 4 1/6
2–4 3 2/6
3–4 2 4/6

First, draw the network:

Then, determine the times

Activity ES EF LS LF S
1 –2

1–3

2–3

2–4

3–4

The Critical Path Is:

The Total Project Completion Time T =

The Project Variance V =

A Crashing Example

Example: Using the information from the previous example, and the table below, what is
the least cost of reducing the project completion time by 1 week?

Activity t Normal Cost Crash Time Crash Cost

(weeks)
1–2 2 $100 1 $400
1–3 7 $1,000 3 $3,000
2–3 4 $2,000 2 $4,000
2–4 3 $1,000 1 $5,000
3–4 2 $2,000 1 $4,000

First, compute the crash cost per week for each activity:

Activity Normal Time Crash Cost Crash Cost Critical Path?

- Crash Time - Normal Cost Per Week
1–2

1–3

2–3

2–4

3–4

The activity on the critical path with the smallest crash cost per week is:

The additional cost of making this change is: