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Problem 11-13: The Martin-Beck Company operates a plant in St. Louis with an annual capacity of 30,000 units. Product is shipped to regional distribution centers located in Boston, Atlanta, and Houston. Because of an anticipated increase in demand, Martin-Beck plans to increase capacity by constructing a new plant in one or more of the following cities: Detroit, Toledo, Denver, or Kansas City. The estimated annual fixed cost and the annual capacity for the four proposed plants are as follows: T...

BUS 660 Topic 7 Waiting Line Models - Homework

Problem4-25: TheGormanManufacturingCompanymustdecidewhethertomanufactureacomponentpartatitsMilan, Michigan, plant or purchase the component part from a supplier. The resulting profit isdependentuponthedemandfortheproduct.Thefollowingpayofftableshowstheprojectedprofit(inthousandsofdollars): Thestate-of-natureprobabilitiesareP(s1)=0.35,P(s2)=0.35,andP(s3)=0.30. a. Useadecisiontreetorecommendadecision. b. UseEVPItodeterminewhetherGormanshouldattempttoobtainabetterestimateofdemand. c. A test mar...

BUS 660 Topic 7 Waiting Line Models - Homework

Problem4-25: TheGormanManufacturingCompanymustdecidewhethertomanufactureacomponentpartatitsMilan, Michigan, plant or purchase the component part from a supplier. The resulting profit isdependentuponthedemandfortheproduct.Thefollowingpayofftableshowstheprojectedprofit(inthousandsofdollars): Thestate-of-natureprobabilitiesareP(s1)=0.35,P(s2)=0.35,andP(s3)=0.30. a. Useadecisiontreetorecommendadecision. b. UseEVPItodeterminewhetherGormanshouldattempttoobtainabetterestimateofdemand. c. A test mar...

Problem 16-03:Grear Tire Company has produced a new tire with an estimated mean lifetime mileage of 36,500 miles. Management also believes that the standard deviation is 5000 miles and that tire mileage is normally distributed. To promote the new tire, Grear has offered to refund some money if the tire fails to reach 30,000 miles before the tire needs to be replaced. Specifically, for tires with a lifetime below 30,000 miles, Grear will refund a customer Si per 100 miles short of 30,000. a. Fo...

Problem 16-03:Grear Tire Company has produced a new tire with an estimated mean lifetime mileage of 36,500 miles. Management also believes that the standard deviation is 5000 miles and that tire mileage is normally distributed. To promote the new tire, Grear has offered to refund some money if the tire fails to reach 30,000 miles before the tire needs to be replaced. Specifically, for tires with a lifetime below 30,000 miles, Grear will refund a customer Si per 100 miles short of 30,000. a. Fo...

Problem 16-03:Grear Tire Company has produced a new tire with an estimated mean lifetime mileage of 36,500 miles. Management also believes that the standard deviation is 5000 miles and that tire mileage is normally distributed. To promote the new tire, Grear has offered to refund some money if the tire fails to reach 30,000 miles before the tire needs to be replaced. Specifically, for tires with a lifetime below 30,000 miles, Grear will refund a customer Si per 100 miles short of 30,000. a. Fo...

Problem4-25: TheGormanManufacturingCompanymustdecidewhethertomanufactureacomponentpartatitsMilan, Michigan, plant or purchase the component part from a supplier. The resulting profit isdependentuponthedemandfortheproduct.Thefollowingpayofftableshowstheprojectedprofit(inthousandsofdollars): Thestate-of-natureprobabilitiesareP(s1)=0.35,P(s2)=0.35,andP(s3)=0.30. a. Useadecisiontreetorecommendadecision. b. UseEVPItodeterminewhetherGormanshouldattempttoobtainabetterestimateofdemand. c. A test mar...

BUS 660 Topic 7 Waiting Line Models - Homework