Minkset Blu, a textile company, wants to improve its sales over a span of four years. In the first year, the company installs new looming machines that improve the production cost. However, it takes two years for the company to establish a liaison with online retailers to improve the accessibility of its products. This delays the company's goal of improving sales by a year. In the context of the language of the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and the Critical Path Method (CPM), the set of activities that cause the delay are part of _____.
A) the Smith chart
B) the Portolan chart
C) the critical path
D) the throughput process
E) the control chart

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The activities causing the delay in achieving the company's goal of improving sales, such as establishing a liaison with online retailers, are part of the critical path in PERT and CPM. The critical path is the sequence of stages determining the minimum time needed to complete a project, where any delay in the critical path activities directly impacts the project completion time.

Minkset Blu, a Textile Company, Wants to Improve Its Sales