An MBA Student Laboriously Calculated the Early and Late Start

question 51

Essay

An MBA student laboriously calculated the early and late start times and early and late finish times for all of the activities contained in this simple six activity project.Unfortunately,some of the information was washed away by lachrymal fluid.Kindly restore the table to its former glory by filling in the missing information.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline & & & \text { Early } & \text { Early } & \text { Late } & \text { Late } \\ \text { Task } & \text { Predecessor } & \text { Duration } & \text { Start } & \text { Finish } & \text { Start } & \text { Finish } \\\hline\mathrm{A } & \mathrm{ F } & 8 & & & & \\\hline \mathrm{B} &\mathrm{ A } & & & & 14 & \\\hline\mathrm{ C } & \mathrm{ A } & & & 23 & 8 & \\\hline \mathrm{D} &\mathrm{ C, B } & 6 & 23 & & 26 & \\\hline \mathrm{E} & \mathrm{ C } & & & 32 & & \\\hline \mathrm{F} &\mathrm{ D, E } & & 32 & & & 38 \\\hline \end{array}$

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Definitions:

Chase Strategy

A production planning method that adjusts workforce levels and production rates to match demand, minimizing inventory levels and workforce costs.

Level Strategy

An inventory management strategy where production rates or workforce levels are kept constant despite demand fluctuations.

Formal Planning Model

A structured approach to planning that involves systematic procedures and methodologies to achieve specified objectives.

Pure Level Strategy

A production strategy where the output rates are kept constant and inventory is used to absorb fluctuations in demand.