Questions from General Business Management

Q: Is the transportation model an example of decision making under certainty or

Is the transportation model an example of decision making under certainty or decision making under uncertainty? Why?

Q: Explain how to determine the number of variables and constraints in a

Explain how to determine the number of variables and constraints in a transportation problem when only the number of sources and the number of destinations are known.

Q: A linear programming problem was developed, and the feasible region was

A linear programming problem was developed, and the feasible region was found. If the additional restriction that all variables must be integers were added to the problem, how would the size of the fe...

Q: What are some of the questions that can be answered with PERT

What are some of the questions that can be answered with PERT and CPM?

Q: Dr. Adinombe Watage, deputy director of the Family Planning Research

Dr. Adinombe Watage, deputy director of the Family Planning Research Center in Nigeria’s Over-the-River Province, was assigned the task of organizing and training five teams of field...

Q: FB Badpoore Aerospace makes carbon brake discs for large airplanes with a

FB Badpoore Aerospace makes carbon brake discs for large airplanes with a proprietary “cross weave” of the carbon fibers. The brake discs are 4 feet in diameter but...

Q: Northeastern Airlines is a regional airline serving nine cities in the New

Northeastern Airlines is a regional airline serving nine cities in the New England states, as well as cities in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. While nonstop flights are available for some of...

Q: For more than 75 years, New England Foundry, Inc.,

For more than 75 years, New England Foundry, Inc., has manufactured wood stoves for home use. In recent years, with increasing energy prices, George Mathison, president of New England Foundry, has see...

Q: The Oakton River had long been considered an impediment to the development

The Oakton River had long been considered an impediment to the development of a certain medium-sized metropolitan area in the Southeast. Lying to the east of the city, the river made it difficult for...

Q: South Side Oil and Gas, a new venture in Texas,

South Side Oil and Gas, a new venture in Texas, has developed an oil pipeline network to transport oil from exploration fields to the refinery and other locations. There are 10 pipelines (branches) in...