Editing Critical path method (section)

=== Crash duration ===
"Crash duration" is a term referring to the shortest possible time for which an activity can be scheduled.<ref>{{cite book
 |title= Project Management for Construction |chapter = 11. Advanced Scheduling Techniques |first1 = Chris |last1= Hendrickson |author-link1= Chris T. Hendrickson |publisher= Prentice Hall |isbn = 978-0-13-731266-5 |year= 2008 |last2= Tung |first2= Au |url= http://pmbook.ce.cmu.edu/
|chapter-url = http://pmbook.ce.cmu.edu/11_Advanced_Scheduling_Techniques.html |access-date= October 27, 2011 |edition = 2.2
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324031153/http://pmbook.ce.cmu.edu/ |archive-date = March 24, 2017 |url-status = dead
}}</ref> It can be achieved by shifting more resources towards the completion of that activity, resulting in decreased time spent and often a reduced quality of work, as the premium is set on speed.<ref>{{cite book
  | last      = Brooks
  | first     = F.P.
  | title     = The Mythical Man-Month
  | url      = https://archive.org/details/mythicalmanmonth00broo
  | url-access = registration
  | year      = 1975
  | publisher = Addison Wesley
  | location  = Reading, MA
  | isbn = 978-0-201-00650-6
 }}{{pn|date=July 2024}}</ref>
Crash duration is typically modeled as a linear relationship between cost and activity duration, but in many cases, a [[convex function]] or a [[step function]] is more applicable.<ref>{{cite journal
  | last    = Hendrickson
  | first   = C.
  | author2 = B.N. Janson
  | title   = A Common Network Flow Formulation for Several Civil Engineering Problems
  | journal = Civil Engineering Systems
  | year    = 1984
  | volume  = 1
  | series  = 4
  | issue = 4
 | pages   = 195–203
  | doi = 10.1080/02630258408970343
 | bibcode = 1984CEngS...1..195H
 }}</ref>