ITPEC IP October 2018 Question 89
ITPEC IP October 2018 — Question 89 of 100
The minimum production time is 5 weeks. Component C arrives after 3 weeks, and processing it into A requires 1 more week, so A is ready after 4 weeks. Component B arrives after 2 weeks and waits. Once A and B are both ready, final assembly of P takes 1 week, giving 4+1=5.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- four weeks omits the final assembly after A becomes available
- six or seven weeks incorrectly add B's two-week delivery sequentially instead of ordering B and C in parallel
Key rule: Parallel procurement times do not add; final assembly starts after the slower prerequisite chain is complete.
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