The Wedding

Tony and Peggy Sue graduated from a college in Texas last May.She received a degree in elementary education, and he graduated from the culinary school.They both now work in the Dallas area.Peggy Sue teaches, and Tony is a chef at a resort hotel restaurant.

On Christmas day, Tony and Peggy Sue get engaged and set a wedding date of June 30.

Tony is from New York City.He is the only son of "Big Tony" and Carmella.He is known as "Little Tony" to his family.He has three younger sisters, none of whom are yet married. The family owns a restaurant called Big Tony's and all four children have worked in the restaurant since they were young.They have a large extended family with many relatives, most of whom live in New York City.They also have many friends in the neighborhood.

Peggy Sue is from Cornfield, Nebraska.She is the youngest of four sisters.She and her sisters worked on the family farm when they were young.Her father passed away several years ago.Her mother, Mildred, now lives alone in the family farmhouse and leases the farmland to a neighboring farmer.Peggy Sue's sisters all married local men and all live in Cornfield.All of their weddings were small (50 people), simple, and pretty much the same.Mildred has the wedding plans down to almost a standard operating procedure9:00 a.m. ceremony at the small church, followed by a buffet brunch in the church hall, and that is about it.They really couldn't afford much more elaborate weddings because the income from the farm has been pretty meager.Peggy Sue's sisters did not go to college, and she had to take out loans to pay for her college expenses.

Tony and Peggy decide to call their respective homes to announce the good news. Here's how it goes when Tony calls Carmella:

"That's great, honey!I've been waiting for this day.I'm so excited that my baby's getting married.We're going to have the biggest, best wedding ever.All our friends and family will come to celebrate. We'll probably have 300 people.And, of course, we'll have the reception at our restaurant; the banquet room should be big enough.I'll tell your cousin, Vinnie, that you want him to be best man.You grew up together and even though you haven't seen much of him, I know you'll want to have him there.I'll call Aunt Lucy as soon as I hang up and tell her little Maria and Teresa will be flower girls and little Nick will be the ring bearer.Oh, and your sistersthey'll all be bridesmaids.Their gowns can be deep rosethey'll all be gorgeous.And sweetie, I know papa will agree with meon Monday, I'm going to call my friend Francine, the travel agent, and get two tickets for a two-week honeymoon in Italy.It will be a gift from us.Tell Peggy Lee congratulations!We're so happy for you.It's your wedding and I don't want to interfere.I'll just be here to help.Whatever you want, little Tony, just tell me.One more thing, I'll see Father Frank after mass on Sunday and tell him to mark his calendar already for a two o'clock ceremony on June 30I can't wait to tell everybody to get ready to party on June 30!"

And when Peggy Sue calls Mildred, she responds:

"That's wonderful, dear.I'm glad you're finally getting married.I'll start getting everything ready.I know how to do in my sleep by now.I'll mention it to Reverend Johnson after Sunday service.I'll tell your sisters to expect to be bridesmaids again in keeping with the family tradition.I guess Holly will be matron of honor; it's her turn. By the way, she's expecting again right around the same time as your wedding, but I don't think that will matter.Well, I guess pretty soon you'll be having your own family.I'm glad you're finally settling down.Your really should be thinking about moving back home, now that you done with college.I saw Emma Miller at the grocery the other day.She told me she is retiring and I told her you would be excited to apply for her job."

"She said she thought you would have a good chance.You could move in with me.The house is so big and lonely.There is plenty of room, and I can help with grandkids.And your boyfriend, Tonyisn't he a cook?I'm sure he could get a job at the diner in town.Oh, I'm so happy to have you coming back.I'll tell your sisters at Sunday dinner.You be careful in that big city!"

Tony and Peggy Sue start discussing their plans.They decide they want a big weddingwith family and friends, including their college friends.They want an outdoor ceremony and outdoor reception, including plenty of food, music, and dancing into the night.They are not sure how much it will cost and realize Peggy Sue's mother cannot afford to pay for the wedding, so they will have to pay for it themselves. Tony and Peggy Sue have college loans to pay back, but they hope that the money gifts they get from the wedding guests will be enough to pay for the wedding expenses and maybe have some left over for a honeymoon.

It is now New Year's Day, and Tony and Peggy Sue decide to sit down and start laying out the detailed plan of all the things they need to do to get ready for their wedding.

CASE QUESTIONS/ACTIONS:

2.Make a list of the specific activities that need to be done between now and the wedding day. (Hint:number your activities on the list; it will help you when you compose your network)

3.For each activity, identify the person (Tony, Peggy Sue, etc.) who will be responsible for seeing that the activity is accomplished. You do not need to label these names on the network.

4.do a network diagram that shows the sequence and dependent relationships of all the activities. Don't forget to number your tasks-you do not need to give me durations or Early/Late Start/Finish times.