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Chapter 1: Q.5-4PE (page 128)

A facility that limits its production to a single product or a set of very similar products.

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Focused factory

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Focused factory

A focused factorymeans that the firms that are producing work should always focus on one to remain effective.

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Reason for choosing the focused factory option

The recurrences, as well as attention in one domain, enablethe production lines employee and the employer to become skilled and knowledgeable in the work required to be successful, the focused factory performs better. Thefocused factory can be easily managed and controlled.

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The following activities are part of a project to be scheduled using CPM:

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Immediate Predecessor

Time (Weeks)

A

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6

B

A

3

C

A

7

D

C

2

E

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4

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D

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