THE WEDDING

I. Facts about the case:

On Friday, December 31 o !ast year, "iss Garcia announced that she and her boyriend, En#r. $onny No!!edo
%ere #oin# to be married. The said %eddin# %i!! be on &anuary '1. These are their (re(arations or their %eddin#.
)hurch
)hurch and rece(tion ha!! reser*ation %ou!d ta+e a day and they need at !east 1, days notice.
That has to be done beore they can start decoratin#, %hich ta+es 3 days. -nd e.tra / 1, 011
church donations %ou!d (robab!y cut that 1,2day notice to 3 days.
"aid o Honor
"iss Garcia %anted 4yn Daodi!, her riend to be her maid2o2honor but she is in Genera!
$antos. It %ou!d ta+e her 11 days to #et ready and come u( or the %eddin# day. 5ut cou!d !y
u( in t%o days *ia )ebu /aciic and it %i!! cost them / 166 )ebu and or "aasin *ia )o+a!ion# /
011 that ma+es it 766.
)aterin#
It %ou!d ta+e ' days to choose the ca+e and decoration, and )ri8e!9s )aterin# %ants at !east 0
days notice or %eddin# (!ans. )aterin# ser*ices must be chosen irst beore they cou!d start
decoratin#.
Go%ns
"iss Garcia %ants to %ear her mother9s %eddin# dress, but they ha*e to re(!ace some !ace.
They cou!d order the !ace %hen they order the materia!s or the bridesmaid9s dresses. It ta+es 6
days to order and recei*e the materia!s. The (atterns need to be chosen irst, and that %ou!d
ta+e 3 days. The stores are c!ose unti! &anuary 13, but they cou!d #et the materia!s in 3 days i
they (ay an e.tra / 1, 011 to air rei#ht it. "iss Garcia %anted "rs. Diano to %or+ on the
dresses, but she char#es 011 a day or !abor. 5ut i they do the se%in#, they cou!d inish a!! the
dresses. With "rs. Diano9s he!(, they cou!d cut that do%n to 7 days at a sa*in#s o / 3,1 or
each day !ess than 11 days. It %ou!d ta+e another ' days or ina! ittin# and another ' more
days to c!ean and (ress the dresses. They %ou!d ha*e to be ready by rehearsa! ni#ht beore the
%eddin#.
Weddin# In*itations
The %eddin# in*itations must be sent out at !east 11 days beore the %eddin#. It %as (!anned
that the in*itation and en*e!o(es %ith return addresses %ou!d a!! be (rinted. No addressin#
cou!d be done beore de!i*ery by the (rinter. -ddressin# %ou!d ta+e , days un!ess they hire
some (art2time #ir!s to do it. They %ou!d (robab!y sa*e ' days by s(endin# / '11 or each day
sa*ed. 5eore they can %rite out those in*itations, they need a #uest !ist, and it %i!! ta+e , days
to order. It usua!!y ta+es 3 days to order the in*itation rom :o;ac9s /rintin# $ho(, but he mi#ht
do it in 0 < 7 days i they s!i( him an e.tra 61 or each day sa*ed. It %ou!d ta+e ' days to choose
the in*itation sty!e beore they order them.
"iss Garcia9s ather said its #oin# to cost him / 1, 311 e*en beore she start hirin# e.tra (eo(!e
and !yin# the maid2o2honor around. He su##ested that they e!o(e instead and ta+e / 0, 111.
II. $tatement o the (rob!em:
=ery !imited time or the %eddin# to (re(are and cou!d the %eddin# (re(arations be inished on
time.
III. $tatement o the ob;ecti*e:
To determine i the %eddin# (re(arations %ou!d be inished on time %hich is &anuary '1 and to
(rioriti8e !ist and rearran#e the thin#s to do based on %hat %e ind as most ur#ent and
im(ortant.
I=. -!ternati*e )ourses o -ction:
The (re(arations %i!! be inished on time o the %eddin#.
It usua!!y ta+es months to (!an or a %eddin#, more so i the e*ent is #oin# to be the hit o the
year. In this case, it %i!! not ha((en to the cou(!e. They on!y ha*e '1 days to (re(are> they cou!d
not aord to #o beyond that because En#r. $onny No!!edo %i!! be !ea*in# to 4ondon the day
ater. With so *ery !imited time, and %ith so much to do, it is doubtu! i they can do it. The ri#ht
thin# to do is to careu!!y (!an or it so that a!! (re(arations %i!! be ready beore the rehearsa!
ni#ht.
I they o!!o% the schedu!e o the acti*ities %hich %e %i!! be usin# /E?T2)/" @ see
attachment A, it can be obser*ed that they %i!! sure!y e.ceed the time rame. The (re(arations
or the #o%ns and in*itation cards a!one %ou!d eat u( most o the schedu!e. The %eddin# %i!!
not ha((en on &anuary '1.
I the (re(arations ha*e to be inished, (reerab!y ear!ier than (!anned, the best %ay to do it is
to rush the com(!etion o the (re(arations. It is thereore necessary to reduce the tota! time
reBuired or some acti*ities that ta+es the !on#est time to inish %hich is the (re(aration o
#o%ns and in*itations. They a!so ha*e to hire more (eo(!e to do the ;ob. $ome %ou!d ha*e to
render o*ertime %or+ to s(eed thin#s u(.
"iss Garcia cou!d as+ more o her re!ati*es and riends to he!(. $he cou!d as+ them to he!( the
' #ir!s address and mai! the in*itation cards. $ome o them cou!d de!i*er the cards (ersona!!y
or those %ho !i*e in the !oca!ity. /ersona! de!i*ery is much aster than (ost oice mai!. With
more hands to do the tas+, the in*itation cards %ou!d sure!y be sent ear!ier than (!anned. Her
-unt /erry %ou!d not sure!y reduce her #it by 1, 111.
It is a!so necessary to s(end more or additiona! costs, so they ha*e to stretch their bud#et.
"ost acti*ities can be done aster %hen more money is s(ent.
E.tra / 1,011 church donation to cut the 1, day notice to 3
/ 1,011 i they air rei#ht the materia!s or the #o%ns
/ay "rs. Diano or he!(in# the #o%ns
Hire (art time #ir!s to address the in*itation cards
E.tra / 61 to :o;ac9s /rintin# $ho(
To so!*e the (rob!em %ith the bridesmaid9s #o%ns, it %ou!d be better i they ;ust rent the #o%ns
instead o se%in# them. It %ou!d (robab!y ta+e ' days to !oo+ or the desi#n then another '
days or the ittin# and ma+in# ad;ustments, i there is any.
With these strate#ies, the (re(aration time %ou!d be shortened and the %eddin# %i!! (roceed
as schedu!ed.
It %i!! be ad*anta#eous to a!! (arties concerned i the %eddin# (re(aration %i!! be com(!eted on
or beore the schedu!ed date. The bride to be %i!! be #!ad to ocus her attention on the more
si#niicant as(ects o the %eddin#, ma+in# herse! beautiu! or that bi# day.
=. ?ecommendation:
Gi*en the a!ternati*e I thin+ the %eddin# %i!! come u( as (!anned. With /E?T2)/" it he!(s
ma.imi8in# the time in*o!*e yet meetin# the schedu!ed time. It mi#ht not be the hit %eddin# o
the year but sure!y the %eddin# %i!! ha((en on &anuary '1.
-cti*itie
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$ymbo!
-cti*ities Descri(tion Duration
@ Days A
/rereBuisit
e -cti*ities
)rash Time )ost
- Obtainin# o %eddin# !icense
5 )hurch and rece(tion ha!!
reser*ation
1
) Notice 1, 3 / 1,011
D )hoosin# caterin# ser*ices 0
E )hoosin# ca+e and decoration ' c
F $e!ectin# bridesmaids 1
G )hoosin# (atterns or #o%ns 3 e
H Orderin# and recei*in# materia!s
or !ace o bride and bridesmaids
#o%n
6 e, 3 / 1,011
I $e%in# o #o%ns 11 7 / 3,1
& 4yn Daodi!s arri*a! 11 ' / 766
: )hoosin# in*itation card sty!e '
4 Orderin# in*itation cards rom
:o;ac9s /rintin# $ho(
3 0 or 7 / 61
" /rintin# o in*itation cards ,
N -ddressin# o in*itation cards , ' / '11
O Orderin# or a #uest !ist ,
/ "ai!in# o in*itation cards 11 '
C Fina! ittin# o #o%ns ' , #, h
? )!eanin# and (ressin# o #o%ns ' , #, h, (
$ )hurch and rece(tion ha!!
decoration
3 a, b
T Weddin# rehearsa! ni#ht
D Weddin# day
/re(aration Time: '1 Days
$tart o /re(aration: &anuary 11
)om(!etion: &anuary '1
)ost Estimate: / 1, 311
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4EGEND:
$tart o (re(aration, &anuary 11
- 2 obtainin# o %eddin# !icense
5 2 church and rece(tion ha!! reser*ation
)2 notice
D2 choosin# caterin# ser*ices
E2 choosin# ca+e and decoration
F2 se!ectin# bridesmaid
G2 choosin# (atterns or #o%ns
H2 orderin# and recei*in# materia!s or #o%ns
I2 se%in# o #o%ns
&2 arri*a! o 4yn Daodi!
:2 choosin# in*itation card sty!e
42 orderin# in*itation cards rom :o;ac9s /rintin# $ho(
"2 (rintin# o in*itation cards
N2 addressin# in*itation cards
O2 orderin# or a #uest !ist
/2 mai!in# o in*itation cards
C2 ina! ittin# o# #o%ns
?2 c!eanin# and (ressin# o #o%ns T2 %eddin# rehearsa! ni#ht
$2 church rece(tion ha!! decoration END WEDDING D-E, &anuary '1