Devon Construction Inc. is currently working on a residential construction project. Matt, the company's operations manager, is using an operations management tool that helps him see the relationships among all the activities required to complete the project. When an equipment breaks down, he realizes that certain tasks that are crucial for the overall completion of the project will not be completed on schedule. Using the operations management tool, he is able to estimate the additional time needed for the completion of the project. In the context of the given scenario, Matt is most likely using _____.
A) the cause and effect diagram
B) the critical path method
C) line balancing
D) marginal analysis

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The critical path method (CPM) is used to identify crucial tasks and estimate the time needed for project completion, which aligns with Matt's situation.