Chapter 8 Linear Programming Applications To accompany Quantitative Analysis for Management‚ Eleventh Edition‚ Global Edition by Render‚ Stair‚ and Hanna Power Point slides created by Brian Peterson Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education 8-1 Learning Objectives After completing this chapter‚ students will be able to: 1. Model a wide variety of medium to large LP problems. 2. Understand major application areas‚ including marketing‚ production‚ labor scheduling‚ fuel blending‚ transportation‚ and
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PROBLEM NUMBER 1 A farmer can plant up to 8 acres of land with wheat and barley. He can earn $5‚000 for every acre he plants with wheat and $3‚000 for every acre he plants with barley. His use of a necessary pesticide is limited by federal regulations to 10 gallons for his entire 8 acres. Wheat requires 2 gallons of pesticide for every acre planted and barley requires just 1 gallon per acre. What is the maximum profit he can make? SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NUMBER 1 let x = the number of acres of wheat
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from another mill. Fabrics that cannot be woven at the Southern Mill because of limited loom capacity will be purchased from another mill. The purchase price of each fabric is also shown in Table 1. MANAGERIAL REPORT I. - Develop a Linear Programming Model that can be used to schedule production for the Southern Textile Mill‚ and at the same time to determine how many yards of each fabric must be purchased from another mill. The model should be clear and complete.
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(2003) 1 OPERATIONS RESEARCH: 343 1. LINEAR PROGRAMMING 2. INTEGER PROGRAMMING 3. GAMES Books: Ð3Ñ IntroÞ to OR ÐF.Hillier & J. LiebermanÑ; Ð33Ñ OR ÐH. TahaÑ; Ð333Ñ IntroÞ to Mathematical Prog ÐF.Hillier & J. LiebermanÑ; Ð3@Ñ IntroÞ to OR ÐJ.Eckert & M. KupferschmidÑÞ LP (2003) 2 LINEAR PROGRAMMING (LP) LP is an optimal decision making tool in which the objective is a linear function and the constraints on the decision problem are linear equalities and inequalities. It is a very popular
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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals College of Industrial Management Second semester (052) 2005-2006 CASE PROBLEM ( PRODUCT MIX) Prepared for DR Taqi Al-Faraj Group J 225742 Bara’a Al-Jumbaz 4 226352 Mwuaffag Baswaid Ahmad Al-Abdul Muney" 205943 30 May 2006 Case Problem PRODUCT MIX Background: TJ’s Inc.‚ makes 3 nut mixes for sale to grocery chains located in the Southeast. The three mixes are: Regular Mix‚ Deluxe Mix and Holding Mix. They are made by mixing different percentages
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those within IKEA as being the cornerstone of its operations. This is believed to such an extent that managers as seen as missionaries embodying the “IKEA-way‚” explaining to new and older exployees why things are done the way they are. IKEA’s management style is based on these early experiences and co-workers are encouraged to “learn by doing‚” where making mistakes is tolerated. Managers are expected to eschew status signifiers and develop close‚ caring relationships with their co-workers. Interactions
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SMEToolKit.org [pic]Linear programming is very important in various fields of life especially in managerial decision making. The reason is that it helps the company in minimizing the costs and maximizing the profits. Through linear programming managers can calculate the prices and the sales units which can maximize the profits of the company. Therefore‚ there are various issues which the company incurs regarding their costs and prices therefore‚ tools like linear programming can help the managers
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utilizes newerand more efficient equipment; as a result‚ manufacturing costs are $0.50 per meter less thanat the EI Paso plant. Due to the company’s rapid growth‚ not much attention had been paid to the efficiency of its supply chain‚ but Darby’s management decided that it is time to address this issue. The cost of shipping a meter from each of the two plants to each of the three distribution centers is shown in Table 10.10. The quarterly production capacity is 30‚000 meters at the older EI Paso
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Phoenix Computer 1. The incremental salary and training cost associated with hiring a new employee and training him/her to be laptop specialist. * Annual salary for new employee = $27‚000 * Cost for three month training program = $1‚500 per person * New employee undergoes three month training $27‚000/12 = $2‚250 $2‚250*3 months = $6‚750 $6‚750 + $1‚500 =$8‚250 per person The incremental salary and training cost associated with hiring a new employee and training
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