Problem: You just have been instructed to develop a schedule for introducing a new product into the marketplace. Below are the elements that must appear in your schedule. Arrange these elements into work breakdown structure (down through level 3), and then draw the arrow diagram. You may feel free to add additional topics as necessary.
- Production layout Review plant costs
- Market testing Select distributors
- Analyze selling cost Lay out artwork
- Analyze customer reactions Approve artwork
- Storage and shipping cost Introduce at trade show
- Select salespeople Distribute to salespeople
- Train salespeople Establish billing procedure-
- Train distributors Establish credit procedure
- Literature to salespeople Revise cost of production
- Literature to distributors Revise selling cost
- Print literature Approvals*
- Sales promotions Review meetings*
- Sales manual Final specifications
- Trade advertising Material requisitions