Questions from General Business Management

Q: The hospital administrator at St. Charles General must appoint head nurses

The hospital administrator at St. Charles General must appoint head nurses to four newly established departments: urology, cardiology, orthopedics, and obstetrics. In anticipation of this staffing pro...

Q: The Gleaming Company has just developed a new dishwashing liquid and is

The Gleaming Company has just developed a new dishwashing liquid and is preparing for a national television promotional campaign. The firm has decided to schedule a series of 1-minute commercials duri...

Q: The Patricia Garcia Company is producing seven new medical products. Each

The Patricia Garcia Company is producing seven new medical products. Each of Garcia’s eight plants can add one more product to its current line of medical devices. The unit manufactu...

Q: Haifa Instruments, an Israeli producer of portable kidney dialysis units and

Haifa Instruments, an Israeli producer of portable kidney dialysis units and other medical products, develops an 8-month aggregate plan. Demand and capacity (in units) are forecast as shown in the tab...

Q: Do you think the Poisson distribution, which assumes independent arrivals,

Do you think the Poisson distribution, which assumes independent arrivals, is a good estimation of arrival rates in the following queuing systems? Defend your position in each case. (a). Cafeteria in...

Q: NASA’s astronaut crew currently includes 10 mission specialists who hold a doctoral

NASA’s astronaut crew currently includes 10 mission specialists who hold a doctoral degree in either astrophysics or astromedicine. One of these specialists will be assigned to each...

Q: The Saussy Lumber Company ships pine flooring to three building-supply

The Saussy Lumber Company ships pine flooring to three building-supply houses from its mills in Pineville, Oak Ridge, and Mapletown. Determine the best transportation schedule for the data given in th...

Q: Bechtold Construction is in the process of installing power lines to a

Bechtold Construction is in the process of installing power lines to a large housing development. Steve Bechtold wants to minimize the total length of wire used, which will minimize his costs. The hou...

Q: The city of New Berlin is considering making several of its streets

The city of New Berlin is considering making several of its streets one-way (see the network on this page). Also, due to increased property taxes and an aggressive road development plan, the city of N...

Q: The Krampf Lines Railway Company specializes in coal handling. On Friday

The Krampf Lines Railway Company specializes in coal handling. On Friday, April 13, Krampf had empty cars at the following towns in the quantities indicated: TOWN SUPPLY OF CARS Morgantown â&...