Assignment

a. Develop a decision tree.
b. Represent the information in structured English

A major publisher hired an analyst to study the existing system of producing textbooks. The analyst spent several weeks collecting data regarding. The production process and then prepared a system flowchart. The process is initiated with the receipt of the typewritten manuscript by the book editior. The manuscript consists of the text narrative and art in the form of tables, charts, schematic charts, and figures of machines, buildings, and the like. The editor sends it to the production editor, who officially launches the production process. The steps are as follows:

a. The manuscript is assigned to a copyeditor who corrects grammatical errors ,inconsistencies, and the like. The job normally takes s-even to nine weeks.

b. The copyedited manuscript is sent back to the author for final review. The publisher allows two weeks for this step.

c. When the edited manuscript is retuned, it is released to a compositor who produces a galley. Copies of the galley are sent to the author and the production department for proofreading, Two weeks are allowed for this step.

d. The proofread galley is retuned to the compositor to incorporate final, changes or corrections. Meanwhile, art is released to the art department for preparing the finished work. Five weeks are allowed to complete the job.

e. When the corrected galley and al1 are received, the production department "dummies" the book; that is, the galley is divided into pages that include space for illustrations, photographs, etc. This step normally takes three weeks.

f. The dummied manuscript is page-numbered and the illustrations are actually shown in the space provided. Further proofreading and, checking on the exact location of the art are finalized. This step takes a week.

g. At this stage, the index is prepared, which takes a week. Front matter (preface, acknowledgment page. etc.) is also set in type.

h. The dummied galley, including index and front matter, is sent to the compositor for final production and binding. This major step takes around seven weeks. When the work is completed, the bindery ships the copies to the publisher’s warehouse