Analysis of budget optimization with crashing method in the rehabilitation of local road project.

Cost and time are some of the factors that significantly influence the course of a construction project. The longer the project runs, the project costs can be greater than the planned costs. One way to optimize the budget implementation of a project is the crashing method. This paper aims to determine the cost and schedule after the crashing method is carried out. The case study was selected from a local road rehabilitation project in the Tanjung Uncang area of Batam, Indonesia. The simulation overtime of 2 hours/day and an additional worker of 20%. The simulation results with overtime can be completed 18.89% faster, while with additional workers, it can be 14.44% faster. The additional costs incurred by crashing the overtime program are 2.04%, while for additional workers, there is a decrease of 0.28%. In making decisions on crashing programs, one must pay attention to the availability of funds, field conditions, and the availability of labor at the project site. Quality targets cannot be sacrificed for reasons of acceleration of work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]