The Delta Company manufactures a full line of cosmetics. A competitor recently developed a new skin rejuvenating cream that appears to be successful and potentially damaging to Delta’s skin care position in the marketplace.

The sales manager has asked the operations manager what the shortest possible time would be for Delta to reach the marketplace with a new product packaged in a competitively redesigned container. The operations manager has drawn up the following table.

a. Construct the AON diagram.

b. Find the critical path.

c. Find the ES, LS, EF, and LF.

d. What is the project duration?

e. Determine the slack of each activity.

f. Neither the sales manager nor the P/OM is satisfied with the way the project is designed. However, the P/OM insists that because of the pressure of time, the company will be forced to follow this plan. In what ways does this plan violate good practice?

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Activity Activity Description Symbol Immediate Follower Duration (Days) Design product A H and G 30 Design package B E and C 15 Test market package C D 20 Distribute to dealers D None 20 Order package materials E I and F 15