Practical Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781939297136
Author: Simpson
Publisher: HERCHER PUBLISHING,INCORPORATED
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Chapter 7, Problem 2.3Q
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Case Summary:
A production Company CP has signed an agreement with its client to film a short video of a major sports event that will air throughout the event in the USA. After this, the event will be available on-demand through banner advertisements over the internet. The company planned to treat the contract like a PERT chart and divided the whole task into five categories.
Interpretation:
The probability that the company CP will actually earn the bonus.
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