A regional producer of baked goods faces the challenge of developing and bringing to market as quickly as possible a new nonfat cookie. The project manager decides to use CPM (critical path method) to coordinate the product's introduction. The case provides the necessary planning data to create and schedule the project network diagram. The case is designed to be used with the note "Network Planning/Scheduling Techniques for Project Management," (UVA-OM-0294) or similar reading.
