Questions from Management Science


Q: Referring to the previous problem, suppose that Allied Freight can purchase

Referring to the previous problem, suppose that Allied Freight can purchase and ship extra units to either warehouse for a total cost of $100 per unit and that all customer demand must be met. Determi...

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Q: Based on Glover and Klingman (1977). The government has many

Based on Glover and Klingman (1977). The government has many computer files that must be merged frequently. For example, consider the Survey of Current Income (SCI) and the Consumer Price Service (CPS...

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Q: In the Quality Sweaters model, the range E9:E11 does

In the Quality Sweaters model, the range E9:E11 does not have a range name. Open your completed Excel file and name this range Costs. Then look at the formula in cell E12. It does not automatically us...

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Q: A company manufacturers a product in the United States and sells it

A company manufacturers a product in the United States and sells it in England. The unit cost of manufacturing is $50. The current exchange rate (dollars per pound) is 1.221. The demand function, whic...

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Q: Continuing the previous problem (with capacity 300 at plant 2),

Continuing the previous problem (with capacity 300 at plant 2), suppose you want to see how much extra capacity and extra demand you can add to plant 1 and region 2 (the same amount to each) before th...

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Q: There are 15 jobs that must be done by 10 employees.

There are 15 jobs that must be done by 10 employees. Each job must be done by a single employee, and each employee can do at most two jobs. The times (in minutes) for the employees to do the jobs are...

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Q: Bloomington has two hospitals. Hospital 1 has four ambulances, and

Bloomington has two hospitals. Hospital 1 has four ambulances, and hospital 2 has two ambulances. Ambulance service is deemed adequate if there is only a 10% chance that no ambulance will be available...

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Q: Assume that before being shipped to Los Angeles or New York,

Assume that before being shipped to Los Angeles or New York, all oil produced at the wells must be refined at either Galveston or Mobile. To refine 1000 barrels of oil costs $5780 at Mobile and $6250...

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Q: Rework the previous problem under the assumption that Galveston has a refinery

Rework the previous problem under the assumption that Galveston has a refinery capacity of 150,000 barrels per day and Mobile has a refinery capacity of 180,000 barrels per day.

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Q: Ewing Oil has oil fields in San Diego and Los Angeles.

Ewing Oil has oil fields in San Diego and Los Angeles. The San Diego field can produce up to 500,000 barrels per day, and the Los Angeles field can produce up to 600,000 barrels per day. Oil is sent f...

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