Questions from Management Science

Q: Mazy’s Department Store has decided to stay open on a 24-

Mazy’s Department Store has decided to stay open on a 24-hour basis. The store manager has divided the 24-hour day into six 4-hour periods and determined the following minimum person...

Q: Venture Systems is a consulting firm that develops e-commerce systems

Venture Systems is a consulting firm that develops e-commerce systems and Web sites for its clients. It has six available consultants and eight client projects under contract. The consultants have dif...

Q: Great Northwoods Outfitters is a retail phone-catalog company that specializes

Great Northwoods Outfitters is a retail phone-catalog company that specializes in outdoor clothing and equipment. A phone station at the company will be staffed with either full-time operators or temp...

Q: In Problem 58, Great Northwoods Outfitters is going to alter its

In Problem 58, Great Northwoods Outfitters is going to alter its staffing policy. Instead of hiring a constant group of full-time operators for the entire 8-week planning period, it has decided to hir...

Q: For the blend example in this chapter, if the requirement that

For the blend example in this chapter, if the requirement that “at least 3,000 barrels of each grade of motor oil” was changed to exactly 3,000 barrels of each grade, how would this affect the optimal...

Q: Blue Ridge Power and Light Company generates electrical power at four coal

Blue Ridge Power and Light Company generates electrical power at four coal-fired power plants along the eastern seaboard in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware. The company purchases coal...

Q: Vicki Smith, Penny Miller, and Darryl Davis are students at

Vicki Smith, Penny Miller, and Darryl Davis are students at State University. In the summer, they often go rafting with other students down the Ocobee River in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountain foothills...

Q: A water theme park plays seven games depending on the demand during

A water theme park plays seven games depending on the demand during weekdays and weekends. The park earns revenues (in thousands of euros) from playing these games and the revenue varies with the days...

Q: The city of Salem has four police stations, with the following

The city of Salem has four police stations, with the following inputs and outputs: The monthly output and input data for each station are Help the city council determine which of the police stations a...

Q: Air Jet operates flights between Delhi and Darjeeling, a tourist destination

Air Jet operates flights between Delhi and Darjeeling, a tourist destination, which takes approximately 2 hours. Pilots report to duty based on where they were hired. For example, if a pilot, David, w...