Charoen Kriengkrairut creator Vrat, Prem Chairpeson Oudheusden, Dirk L. van Examination Committee Tabucanon, Mario T. Examination Committee Government of Australia Scholarship Donor text series technical report th Bangkok Asian Institute of Technology 1985 continuing eng 95, C-2 p This study presents a goal programming mod el for project crashing problem. A convex type nonlinear time -cost relationship is considered and approximated by piecewise linear relationship, each segment reflecting a surrogate activity . The goal programming mod el with piecewise linear segments is developed. The model considers four goals concerning both time and cost . These are < 1> meeting a new specified completion period, ( 2 ) ensuring that certain activities are not crashed for quality reasons, (3) confining the expenses to a specified budget, and (4) minimizing the total direct cost of crashing. The goal programming model with two piecewise linear segments is formulated and applied to a real - life project which is currently in progress. Th e model is solve d using Sequential Linear Goal Programming (SLGP) algorithm implemented via MPSX package. Optimal project crashing policy for the project is evolved . An extensive sensitivity analysis of the project crashing problem is reported to examine the effect of change d priority structure of project goals, and change s in unit cost of crashing. Effect of increasing the precision by introducing more number of segments on the optimal crashing schedule is examined using a hypothetical example . A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1985 Industrial project management Critical path analysis Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19882 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19882 121095 20260817162906.0