Problem 1 (10 Points) Davison Electronics manufactures three LED television monitors, identified as Model A, Model B, and Model C. Davison Electronics four manufacturing plants. Each model has its lowest possible production cost when produced at Plant 1. However, Plant 1 does not have the capacity to handle the total production of all three models. As a result, at least some of the production must be routed to the other manufacturing plants. The following table shows the minimum production requirements for next month, the plant capacities in units per month, and the production cost per unit at each plant: Production Cost per Unit Minimum Model Production Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 3 Plant 4 Requirements A $25 $28 $37 $34 48,000 B $26 $35 $36 $41 75,000 C $20 $31 $26 $23 60,000 65,000 50,000 32,000 43,000 Production Capacity Davison's objective is to determine the cost-minimizing production plan. We have formulated the problem in Homework 2, which is in the explicit formulation (If you want to, you can also use my solution of Homework 2 posted in the folder "Homework Solution"). Now please develop the generic model (i.e. a symbolic-indexed formulation). Please remember to provide clear definitions of all the notations in the model. • You can write down the generic model clearly, take a picture of it, and insert the picture into this Word document. • If you want to type the mathematical notations using Microsoft Word, you are recommended to use Microsoft Word Equation Editor to type mathematical notations and expressions. You may want to refer to the documents in the "Additional Materials" folder for more information.
Problem 1 (10 Points)
Davison Electronics manufactures three LED television monitors, identified as Model A, Model B, and Model C. Davison Electronics four manufacturing plants. Each model has its lowest possible production cost when produced at Plant 1. However, Plant 1 does not have the capacity to handle the total production of all three models. As a result, at least some of the production must be routed to the other manufacturing plants. The following table shows the minimum production requirements for next month, the plant capacities in units per month, and the production cost per unit at each plant:
Model |
Production Cost per Unit |
Minimum Production Requirements |
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Plant 1 |
Plant 2 |
Plant 3 |
Plant 4 |
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A |
$25 |
$28 |
$37 |
$34 |
48,000 |
B |
$26 |
$35 |
$36 |
$41 |
75,000 |
C |
$20 |
$31 |
$26 |
$23 |
60,000 |
Production Capacity |
65,000 |
50,000 |
32,000 |
43,000 |
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Davison’s objective is to determine the cost-minimizing production plan.
We have formulated the problem in Homework 2, which is in the explicit formulation (If you want to, you can also use my solution of Homework 2 posted in the folder “Homework Solution”). Now please develop the generic model (i.e. a symbolic-indexed formulation). Please remember to provide clear definitions of all the notations in the model.
- You can write down the generic model clearly, take a picture of it, and insert the picture into this Word document.
- If you want to type the mathematical notations using Microsoft Word, you are recommended to use Microsoft Word Equation Editor to type mathematical notations and expressions. You may want to refer to the documents in the “Additional Materials” folder for more information.


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