You are the project manager for your organization. You need the oak cabinets for your project delivered by December 1 in order to install the floors around the oak cabinets by December 15. Your company's procurement office generally takes 45 days to complete procurement orders. Based on this information, how should you schedule the lead time for the cabinet delivery?
- Cabinet procurement December 1, plus 45 days lead time
- Cabinet procurement November 15
- Cabinet procurement December 1, minus 45 days lead time
- Cabinet procurement December 15 minus 45 days lead time
Answer(s): C
Explanation:
The cabinet procurement and delivery must be completed by December 1. By scheduling the activity to finish on December 1 with minus 45 days lead time for procurement, the cabinets will arrive by the needed date.
Answer option A is incorrect. Lead time is always negative time, lag time is positive time. This choice would cause the cabinets to not arrive until 45 days after December 1.
Answer option D is incorrect. This choice would cause the cabinets to arrive on December 15 when the floors are to be installed.
Answer option B is incorrect. This choice is not the best answer because it does not necessarily account for holidays, weekends, or other factors in the project calendar. By scheduling the cabinet for December 1 and working backwards through lead time, the project's PMIS will account for these breaks in the project work.
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