Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780132921145
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter B, Problem 5P
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To solve: The following linear programming problem graphically.
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Linear programming:
It is a linear optimization technique followed to develop the best outcome for the linear programming problem. The outcome might be to maximize profit, minimize cost, or to determine the optimal product mix. The outcome will take the constraints present in achieving the solution into consideration.
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Customer (requirement)
Factory (capacity)
Customer 1 (125)
Customer 2 (150)
Customer 3 (175)
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$ 15
$ 10
$ 20
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B (75)
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$ 12
$ 19
$ 20
C (100)
$ 22
$ 20
$ 25
$ 14
D (250)
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Chapter B Solutions
Operations Management
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