For projects that have a daily fixed cost, it is not possible to reduce the overall duration once the cost of crashing exceeds the daily fixed cost.

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The decision to crash a project (i.e., reduce its overall duration) is typically based on the trade-off between the additional cost of crashing and the savings or benefits from completing the project earlier, not just on the comparison with daily fixed costs. Crashing might still be justified if the benefits of finishing earlier outweigh the extra costs, even if those costs exceed daily fixed costs.

For Projects That Have a Daily Fixed Cost, It Is