A Purchasing Agent Is Responsible for Ordering Hardware for a Custom

question 12

Multiple Choice

A purchasing agent is responsible for ordering hardware for a custom home his company is building. The contractor installing the hardware is scheduled to start in 5 working days, but the hardware is on backorder and will not arrive for another 9 working days. Fortunately, the purchasing agent has 10 days of slack; however, he shares this slack with the hardware installer. He will have to let the contractor know that the hardware will be ready 4 days later than expected and that the slack for the installer has been reduced by 4 days. The purchasing agent and the installer share 10 days of

• A) free slack.
• B) shared slack.
• C) total slack.
• D) critical slack.
• E) functional slack.

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