Questions from General Business Management


Q: If you were the president of the college you are attending and

If you were the president of the college you are attending and were employing goal programming to assist in decision making, what might your goals be? What kinds of constraints would you include in yo...

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Q: Major Bill Bligh, director of the Army War College’s new 6

Major Bill Bligh, director of the Army War College’s new 6-month attaché training program, is concerned about how the 20 officers taking the course spend their precious time while in his charge. Major...

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Q: Mick Garcia, a certified financial planner (CFP), has been

Mick Garcia, a certified financial planner (CFP), has been asked by a client to invest $250,000. This money may be placed in stocks, bonds, or a mutual fund in real estate. The expected return on inve...

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Q: The integer programming problem below has been developed to help First National

The integer programming problem below has been developed to help First National Bank decide where, out of 10 possible sites, to locate four new branch offices: Xi represents Winter Park, Maitland, Osc...

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Q: Sid Davidson was able to determine the activity times for the leadership

Sid Davidson was able to determine the activity times for the leadership training program. He would like to determine the total project completion time and the critical path(s). The activity times app...

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Q: After consulting with Butch Radner, George Monohan was able to determine

After consulting with Butch Radner, George Monohan was able to determine the activity times for constructing the weed-harvesting machine to be used on narrow rivers. George would like to determine ES,...

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Q: A project was planned using PERT with three time estimates. The

A project was planned using PERT with three time estimates. The expected completion time of the project was determined to be 40 weeks. The variance of the critical path is 9. (a). What is the probab...

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Q: Tom Schriber, the director of personnel of Management Resources, Inc

Tom Schriber, the director of personnel of Management Resources, Inc., is in the process of designing a program that its customers can use in the job-finding process. Some of the activities include pr...

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Q: Using PERT, Ed Rose was able to determine that the expected

Using PERT, Ed Rose was able to determine that the expected project completion time for the construction of a pleasure yacht is 21 months and the project variance is 4. (a). What is the probability...

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Q: The air pollution project discussed in the chapter has progressed over the

The air pollution project discussed in the chapter has progressed over the past several weeks, and it is now the end of week 8. Lester Harky would like to know the value of the work completed, the amo...

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