Bus660 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Problem 10-05: Premier Consulting’s two consultants, Avery and Baker, can be scheduled to work for clients up to a maximum of 160 hours each over the next four weeks. A third consultant, Campbell, has some administrative assignments already planned and is available for clients up to a maximum of 140 hours over the next four weeks. The company has four clients with projects in process. The estimated hourly requirements for each of the clients over the four-week period are as follows: Hourly ra...

Problem 9-07 (Algorithmic) As part of the settlement for a class action lawsuit, Hoxworth Corporation must provide sufficient cash to make the following annual payments (in thousands of dollars): Assume that interest is paid annually. The plan will be submitted to the judge and, if approved, Hoxworth will be required to pay a trustee the amount that will be required to fund the plan. a. Use linear programming to find the minimum cash settlement necessary to fund the annual payments. b. Note:...

DQ#1 Prompt: Create a simple 0, 1 integer model for a situation or problem you face in your life. Is there anoptimalsolutionforyourproblem?Whattypeofmodelwouldyouusetocreateanoptimalsolution?Explain. DQ#2 Prompt:Thinkaboutyourownretirementinvestmentportfolioorfindanexampleofoneonline.Discusshowyoumightuseamodeltocreatetheoptimumportfolioallocationforyourrisklevel.

1. Question:Which of the methods for decision making best protects the decision maker from undesirable results? 2. Question:If there is a maximum of 4,000 hours of labor available per month and 300 ping-pong balls (xi) or 125 wiffle balls (x?) can be produced per hour of labor, which of the following constraints reflects this situation? 3. Question:Problem 4-05 (Algorithmic) In American football, touchdowns are worth 6 points. After scoring a touchdown, the scoring team may subsequently attemp...

Bus 660 Topic 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 DQ 1: Create a simple 0, 1 integer model for a situation or problem you face in your life. Is there an optimal solution for your problem? What type of model would you use to create an optimal solution? Explain. DQ 2: Think about your own retirement investment portfolio or find an example of one online. Discuss how you might use a model to create the optimum portfolio allocation for your risk level.

BUS 660 Topic 3 Introduction to Linear Programming - Homework

Problem 8-25(Algorithmic) GeorgiaCabinetsmanufactureskitchencabinetsthataresoldtolocaldealersthroughouttheSoutheast.Becauseofalargebacklogofordersfor oakand cherrycabinets,the company decidedto contract with threesmaller cabinetmakersto do the final finishing operation. For thethree cabinetmakers, the number of hours required to complete all the oak cabinets, the number of hours required to complete all the cherrycabinets,thenumberofhoursavailableforthefinalfinishingoperation,andthecostperhour...

BUS 660 Topic 7 Waiting Line Models - Homework Grand Canyon

BUS 660 Topic 5 Linear Programming Distribution and Network Models - Homework

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...