For example, a cannery could use start-to-start lag time to indicate that the canning process can begin three days after its crews start picking tomatoes. Or a contractor could use finish-to-start lag time to show that the carpenters can’t go into a house to install baseboards until the varnish on the floors has had three days to dry.
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Lag time is displayed as a number on the dependency line connecting two tasks. The number represents the units of lag time between the tasks. If the lag is start-to-start, the number is followed by an asterisk (*).