Questions from Management Science


Q: A travel company in Dubai owns four passenger cars with different seating

A travel company in Dubai owns four passenger cars with different seating capacities. The profit per trip depends on several factors like the season of the year, tourist requirements, the time of the...

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Q: Kathleen Taylor is a freshman at Roanoke College, and she wants

Kathleen Taylor is a freshman at Roanoke College, and she wants to develop her schedule for the spring semester. Courses are offered with class periods either on Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Th...

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Q: CareMed, an HMO health care provider, operates a 24-

CareMed, an HMO health care provider, operates a 24-hour outpatient clinic in Draperton, near the Tech campus. The facility has a medical staff with doctors and nurses who see regular local patients a...

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Q: Onions are considered an indispensable ingredient in most of Indian cooking.

Onions are considered an indispensable ingredient in most of Indian cooking. Maximum onion production takes place in the state of Maharashtra (4.90 million tons) followed by Karnataka (2.59 million to...

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Q: A company wants to assign ten salesmen to eight different sales zones

A company wants to assign ten salesmen to eight different sales zones. The expected profit from each salesman differs from one zone to another based on their experience with the different customers in...

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Q: Refer to the data given in Problem 60 and assume that one

Refer to the data given in Problem 60 and assume that one salesman should be assigned to only one zone. a. Determine the optimal assignment. b. What is the effect on the expected revenue?

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Q: The Hilton Island Tennis Club is hosting its annual professional tennis tournament

The Hilton Island Tennis Club is hosting its annual professional tennis tournament. One of the tournament committee’s scheduling activities is to assign chair umpires to the various...

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Q: The National Collegiate Lacrosse Association is planning its annual national championship tournament

The National Collegiate Lacrosse Association is planning its annual national championship tournament. It selects 16 teams from conference champions and the highest ranked at-large teams to play in the...

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Q: A tire manufacturer supplies tires to three vehicle manufacturers—Hyundai,

A tire manufacturer supplies tires to three vehicle manufacturers—Hyundai, Honda, and Toyota. Vehicle manufacturers buy tires for their cars in multiples of five from the different p...

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Q: Walsh’s Juice Company produces three products from unprocessed grape juice—bottled

Walsh’s Juice Company produces three products from unprocessed grape juice—bottled juice, frozen juice con- centrate, and jelly. It purchases grape juice from three...

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