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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
6th Edition
ISBN:9781285869681
Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Chapter12: Purchasing And Supply Chain Analysis: Tools And Techniques
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5. The local hiring manager Sukhwa from Target must decide whether to hire 1, 2, or 3 workers. He estimates that net revenues (in thousands) will vary with how well Hilo citizens comply with the new store COVID-19 policy. If they comply with the new policy, then hiring more workers result in excess costs. Low Medium High # of Workers Compliance Compliance 50 Compliance 50 1 50 2 100 60 20 3 150 70 -10 a. As you already know Sukhwa is an extremely optimistic person, how many new workers will he hire? b. Today Sukhwa had an argument with his mom and is feeling extremely pessimistic, what decision will he make? с. If Sukhwa chooses to minimize his maximum regret, how many new workers will he hire? d. If the manager is neither optimistic nor pessimistic (50:50), what decision will he make? e. If he thinks the chances of low, medium, and high compliance are 20%, 30%, and 50%, respectively, what are the expected net revenues for the number of workers he will decide to hire? f. If he thinks the chances of low, medium, and high compliance are 20%, 30%, and 50%, respectively, what is the expected value of perfect information?
Transcribed Image Text:5. The local hiring manager Sukhwa from Target must decide whether to hire 1, 2, or 3 workers. He estimates that net revenues (in thousands) will vary with how well Hilo citizens comply with the new store COVID-19 policy. If they comply with the new policy, then hiring more workers result in excess costs. Low Medium High # of Workers Compliance Compliance 50 Compliance 50 1 50 2 100 60 20 3 150 70 -10 a. As you already know Sukhwa is an extremely optimistic person, how many new workers will he hire? b. Today Sukhwa had an argument with his mom and is feeling extremely pessimistic, what decision will he make? с. If Sukhwa chooses to minimize his maximum regret, how many new workers will he hire? d. If the manager is neither optimistic nor pessimistic (50:50), what decision will he make? e. If he thinks the chances of low, medium, and high compliance are 20%, 30%, and 50%, respectively, what are the expected net revenues for the number of workers he will decide to hire? f. If he thinks the chances of low, medium, and high compliance are 20%, 30%, and 50%, respectively, what is the expected value of perfect information?
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