Question $1\backslash$table$[[$TASK$,$FOLLOWS TASK$($S$),$DURATION $($IN WEEKS$),$MANNING LEVEL$],[$A$,$Start,$6,3],[$B$,$Start,$5,4],[$C$,$Start,$5,3],[$D$,$A$,3,2],[$E$,$A$,$ B$,6,5],[$F$,$C$,$ D$,$ E$,1,2]]($a$)$ Consider manufacturing company $B,$ where there is a basic, logical method for solving

problems called, the planning process and the decision$-$making process. Discuss how

decision making relates to planning and explain the important occasions for decision

making available to a manager to produce the most desirable consequences relative to

unwanted consequences.

$(18$ marks$)$

$($b$)$ What are the concepts of quality used by any company in production operations

management to assure product quality?

$(5$ marks$)$

$($c$)$ In view of the varied research policies adopted by organizations, what alternative new

product strategies are generally practiced?

$(2$ marks$)$

$\begin{array}{cc}(a)\text{C}\text{r}\text{e}\text{a}\text{t}\text{e}\text{a}\text{G}\text{a}\text{n}\text{t}\text{t}\text{c}\text{h}\text{a}\text{r}\text{t}& 6\text{m}\text{a}\text{r}\text{k}\text{s}\\ (b)\text{D}\text{r}\text{a}\text{w}an\text{a}\text{r}\text{r}\text{o}\text{w}\text{n}\text{e}\text{t}\text{w}\text{o}\text{r}\text{k}\text{d}\text{i}\text{a}\text{g}\text{r}\text{a}\text{m}& 4\text{m}\text{a}\text{r}\text{k}\text{s}\\ (c)\text{D}\text{r}\text{a}\text{w}\text{a}\text{P}\text{r}\text{e}\text{c}\text{e}\text{d}\text{e}\text{n}\text{c}\text{e}\text{D}\text{i}\text{a}\text{g}\text{r}\text{a}\text{m}\text{m}\text{i}\text{n}\text{g}\text{M}\text{e}\text{t}\text{h}\text{o}\text{d}\text{n}\text{e}\text{t}\text{w}\text{o}\text{r}\text{k}\text{d}\text{i}\text{a}\text{g}\text{r}\text{a}\text{m}& 4\text{m}\text{a}\text{r}\text{k}\text{s}\\ (d)\text{W}\text{h}\text{a}\text{t}\text{a}\text{n}\text{d}\text{h}\text{o}\text{w}\text{l}\text{o}\text{n}\text{g}is\text{t}\text{h}\text{e}\text{c}\text{r}\text{i}\text{t}\text{i}\text{c}\text{a}\text{l}\text{p}\text{a}\text{t}\text{h}\text{?}& 5\text{m}\text{a}\text{r}\text{k}\text{s}\\ (e)\text{P}\text{r}\text{o}\text{v}\text{i}\text{d}\text{e}\text{a}\text{w}\text{o}\text{r}\text{k}\text{e}\text{r}-\text{l}\text{e}\text{v}\text{e}\text{l}\text{p}\text{r}\text{o}\text{f}\text{i}\text{l}\text{e}\text{a}\text{s}\text{s}\text{u}\text{m}\text{i}\text{n}\text{g}\text{t}\text{h}\text{a}\text{t}\text{a}\text{l}\text{l}\text{t}\text{a}\text{s}\text{k}\text{s}\text{b}\text{e}\text{g}\text{i}\text{n}as\text{e}\text{a}\text{r}\text{l}\text{y}as\text{p}\text{o}\text{s}\text{s}\text{i}\text{b}\text{l}\text{e}& 6\text{m}\text{a}\text{r}\text{k}\text{s}\end{array}$

Given the project information in the table below.