Perform each task for certain amount of time

Hey,
The program I'm trying to create is a very linear one and involves performing three different processes after one another, each for a set amount of time.
I originally tried using case statements and timers to do this, but everything got very messy very quickly. I then looked at sequence structures however have read some bad things about them.
Could anyone point me in the best direction to achive this?
Thanks,
Sam.

Sam_R, Yamaeda is right. Sometimes things are so simple that you do not need a state machine. But sometimes you end up adding features to your simple little program and it ends up growing out of control. Trust me
There are a million examples of state machines out there. This makes a million and one. It does not address the part of your question about performing an action for a certain amount of time. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible while also demonstrating programmatically determining the next state and error handling.
I don't mean to sound condescending with this basic example. But I know there was a time when it seemed like advanced stuff to me. Hopefully someone will find this useful.
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LabVIEW 2012
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