Clarence Durham is responsible for the production scheduling of the spark plug division of Ace Manufacturing. In developing the schedule, Clarence first identifies all the major activities involved in production and the events that correspond to the completion of each activity. Clarence will use this information to develop a(n)
A) PERT chart.
B) activity chart.
C) time schedule.
D) inventory control chart.
E) operations control chart.

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The information gathered by Clarence about major activities and corresponding completion events is used in developing a PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) chart, which is a graphical representation of the project schedule that shows the sequence of activities, their durations, and the interdependencies among them. The other options, such as activity chart, time schedule, inventory control chart, and operations control chart, may be useful in other aspects of production planning and control, but they do not specifically address the question of developing a schedule based on activity completion events.

Clarence Durham Is Responsible for the Production Scheduling of the Spark