Questions from General Operations Management


Q: From the manufacturing, organizational, and supply chain management points of

From the manufacturing, organizational, and supply chain management points of view, what kind of challenges might a firm face in shifting its designing strategy from integrality to modularity?

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Q: Compare how the corner-point and iso-profit line methods

Compare how the corner-point and iso-profit line methods work for solving graphical problems.

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Q: Where a constraint crosses the vertical or horizontal axis, the quantity

Where a constraint crosses the vertical or horizontal axis, the quantity is fairly obvious. How does one go about finding the quantity coordinates where two constraints cross, not at an axis?

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Q: Why is it not advisable to round optimal solutions to nearest integer

Why is it not advisable to round optimal solutions to nearest integer?

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Q: Under what circumstances is the objective function more important than the constraints

Under what circumstances is the objective function more important than the constraints in an LP model?

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Q: Happy Pet, Inc., is a large pet store located in

Happy Pet, Inc., is a large pet store located in Long Beach Mall. Although the store specializes in dogs, it also sells fish, turtle, and bird supplies. The Everlast Leader, a leather lead for dogs, c...

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Q: How does a minimizing problem differ from a maximizing problem?

How does a minimizing problem differ from a maximizing problem?

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Q: Explain how to use the iso-cost line in a graphical

Explain how to use the iso-cost line in a graphical minimization problem.

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Q: List at least four applications of LP problems.

List at least four applications of LP problems.

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Q: What is a “corner point”? Explain why solutions to LP

What is a “corner point”? Explain why solutions to LP problems focus on corner points.

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