Practical Operations Management
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Chapter 14, Problem 7P
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Forward scheduling is the planning of the completion date for the task given. It is done when the task is to be started. Backward scheduling is the planning of the starting date for the task from the due date. It is done in the opposite direction of forward scheduling.
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