Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
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Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
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Chapter 14.S, Problem 4Q
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To identify: What if the objective function is the same as one of the slopes of constraint in linear programming graphically.
Linear programming is a quantitative technique in mathematical approach to determine the operational level activity to achieve an objective function by providing an optimal solution i.e. to maximize the profit, or to minimize the total which is restricted to constraints. The term linear represents the relationship between the objective function and constraints.
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