You are managing five lines of chino trousers due to ship in twelve days. The main fabric arrives four days late because of a vessel delay. Replan the order using the following steps.
First, list the operations that can start before the fabric arrives and those that cannot. Second, identify the new critical path and the earliest possible ex-factory date. Third, calculate the cost of a two-day delay against the cost of partial airfreight for 20% of the order. Fourth, write the decision you would present to the buyer with owners and deadlines.