Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
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ISBN: 9781305250901
Author: Wayne L. Winston, S. Christian Albright
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 25P

a)

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To determine: The daily production plan which would minimize the cost of meeting the daily demand of the company.

Introduction: In linear programming, unbounded solution would occur when the objective function is infinite. If no solution satisfied the constraints then it is said to be unfeasible solution.

a)

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Determine the daily production plan which would minimize the cost of meeting the daily demand of the company using solver:

Practical Management Science, Chapter 3, Problem 25P , additional homework tip  1

Formulae to determine the total cost:

Practical Management Science, Chapter 3, Problem 25P , additional homework tip  2

Solver parameters is given as follows:

Practical Management Science, Chapter 3, Problem 25P , additional homework tip  3

b)

Summary Introduction

To draw: The daily production plan which would minimize the cost of meeting the daily demand of the company graphically.

Introduction: In linear programming, unbounded solution would occur when the objective function is infinite. If no solution satisfied the constraints then it is said to be unfeasible solution.

b)

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Determine the daily production plan which would minimize the cost of meeting the daily demand of the company:

Practical Management Science, Chapter 3, Problem 25P , additional homework tip  4

Draw the graph:

Practical Management Science, Chapter 3, Problem 25P , additional homework tip  5

c)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The increase in the total cost before the change in the decision variable.

Introduction: In linear programming, unbounded solution would occur when the objective function is infinite. If no solution satisfied the constraints then it is said to be unfeasible solution.

c)

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Determine the daily production plan which would minimize the cost of meeting the daily demand of the company:

Practical Management Science, Chapter 3, Problem 25P , additional homework tip  6

Solver table:

Practical Management Science, Chapter 3, Problem 25P , additional homework tip  7

The cost of process 2 should be increased from $100 to $1,000 to determine the total cost shown in above solver table.

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