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Group - 7 Analysis for Managerial Decision Making (MN 5202) MBA in Information Technology - 2013 Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Moratuwa 2013-07-25

Analysis for Managerial Decision Making (MN5202) - MBA in IT 2013 - CSE - UoM

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"The Shoe Company" is one of the well-known shoe companies in Sri Lanka. Started in 2009, The Shoe Company has already become the leading shoe company in Sri Lanka. Due to the higher demand, the company has already expanded by opening up several retail outlets around the country. The company currently has 10 retail stores located in Colombo, Tangalle, Badulla, Anuradhapura, Negombo, Ratnapura, Ampara, Jaffna, Aluthgama, and Gampaha. The company owns two shoe manufacturing plants - one in Kandy and the other in Hambantota. Manufacturing plants need to ship all the manufactured shoes on a weekly basis due to the storage constraints. In order to facilitate the distribution of shoes, the company has setup 3 warehouses in Moratuwa, Pilimatalawa, and Matara. The production of shoes at each manufacturing plant is as follows. Manufacturing Plant Kandy Hambantota Weekly Shoe Manufacturing

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