Practical Management Science
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Author: WINSTON
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Chapter 7.3, Problem 11P
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To study: The sensitivity of the optimal solution to the capacity level.
Non-linear programming (NLP):
Non-linear programming (NLP) is used in complex optimization problems where the objectives or constraints or sometimes both are non-linear functions of the decision variables. A model can be termed as non-linear for more than one reason.
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Practical Management Science
Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 1PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 2PCh. 7.3 - Pricing Decisions at Madison The Madison Company...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 4PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 5PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 6PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 8PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 9PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 11PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 12PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 13PCh. 7.3 - PRICING SUITS AT SULLIVANS Sullivans is a retailer...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 15PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 16PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 17PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 18PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 19PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 20PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 21PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 22PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 23PCh. 7.5 - Prob. 24PCh. 7.5 - Prob. 25PCh. 7.5 - Prob. 26PCh. 7.5 - Prob. 27PCh. 7.6 - Prob. 28PCh. 7.6 - Prob. 29PCh. 7.6 - Prob. 30PCh. 7.6 - Prob. 31PCh. 7.6 - The method for rating teams in Example 7.8 is...Ch. 7.7 - Prob. 35PCh. 7.7 - Prob. 36PCh. 7.7 - Prob. 37PCh. 7.7 - The stocks in Example 7.9 are all positively...Ch. 7.7 - Prob. 39PCh. 7.7 - Prob. 40PCh. 7.7 - Prob. 41PCh. 7.7 - Prob. 42PCh. 7.8 - Given the data in the file Stock Beta.xlsx,...Ch. 7.8 - Prob. 44PCh. 7 - Prob. 45PCh. 7 - Prob. 46PCh. 7 - Another way to derive a demand function is to...Ch. 7 - Prob. 48PCh. 7 - If a monopolist produces q units, she can charge...Ch. 7 - Prob. 50PCh. 7 - Prob. 51PCh. 7 - Prob. 52PCh. 7 - Prob. 53PCh. 7 - Prob. 54PCh. 7 - Prob. 55PCh. 7 - Prob. 56PCh. 7 - A beer company has divided Bloomington into two...Ch. 7 - Prob. 58PCh. 7 - Prob. 59PCh. 7 - Prob. 60PCh. 7 - Prob. 61PCh. 7 - Prob. 62PCh. 7 - Prob. 63PCh. 7 - Prob. 64PCh. 7 - Prob. 65PCh. 7 - Prob. 66PCh. 7 - Prob. 67PCh. 7 - Prob. 68PCh. 7 - Prob. 69PCh. 7 - Prob. 70PCh. 7 - Based on Grossman and Hart (1983). A salesperson...Ch. 7 - Prob. 73PCh. 7 - Prob. 74PCh. 7 - Prob. 75PCh. 7 - Prob. 76PCh. 7 - Prob. 77PCh. 7 - Prob. 78PCh. 7 - Prob. 79PCh. 7 - Prob. 80PCh. 7 - Prob. 81PCh. 7 - Prob. 82PCh. 7 - Prob. 83PCh. 7 - Prob. 84PCh. 7 - Prob. 85PCh. 7 - Prob. 86PCh. 7 - Prob. 1.1CCh. 7 - Prob. 1.2CCh. 7 - Prob. 1.3CCh. 7 - Prob. 1.4C
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