3. Construction companies such as custom home builders are essentially make-to-order companies and must schedule their production in this manner. Leeside Construction Company, located on Cape Cod, a popular vacation spot in Massachusetts, is one such company. Leeside specializes in upscale homes, offering such amenities as wraparound decks and Palladian windows. “Every Leeside home is a one-of-a-kind personal statement by its owner,” boasts the Leeside Web site.

Visit the Leeside Web site at www.leeside-construction.com (or use the key words custom home construction to locate another custom home builder), and click on several of its subsites to learn more about the custom home construction process. Then write a memo describing the major tasks involved in the custom home construction process, recommending either forward scheduling or backward scheduling, and explaining why.