SafeWork Technology manufactures medical textiles and has experienced huge and growing demand in the past two years. To cope with this increased demand, the company plans to implement several expansion projects. One of these projects involves building a new factory in NSW. After several meetings, nine major expansion activities have been identified, and the company plans to assign project managers to support these activities. People involved in the expansion were interviewed to gather information for the following table:

What is the critical path? What does it tell you, and why is it important?

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