Questions from Management Science


Q: PM Computer Services produces personal computers from component parts it buys on

PM Computer Services produces personal computers from component parts it buys on the open market. The company can produce a maximum of 300 personal computers per month. PM wants to determine its produ...

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Q: Mohammed owns two trucks and accepts shipments from Dubai and transports them

Mohammed owns two trucks and accepts shipments from Dubai and transports them to Abu Dhabi. His trucks can hold up to certain load and have certain space. The following table pro- vides the capacity l...

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Q: Orient Express is a global distribution company that transports its clients’ products

Orient Express is a global distribution company that transports its clients’ products to customers in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei. All the products Orient Express ships are stor...

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Q: Binford Tools manufactures garden tools. It uses inventory, overtime,

Binford Tools manufactures garden tools. It uses inventory, overtime, and subcontracting to absorb demand fluctuations. Expected demand, regular and overtime production capacity, and subcontracting ca...

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Q: The National Western Railroad’s rail network covers most of the U.

The National Western Railroad’s rail network covers most of the U.S. West and Midwest. On a daily basis it sends empty freight cars from various locations in its rail network to its...

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Q: Julia Robertson is a senior at Tech, and she’s investigating different

Julia Robertson is a senior at Tech, and she’s investigating different ways to finance her final year at school. She is considering leasing a food booth outside the Tech stadium at home football games...

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Q: Four students Ahmed, Bob, Chandni, and David answered a

Four students Ahmed, Bob, Chandni, and David answered a survey about their preferred mobiles. Ten mobiles were demonstrated, and students were asked to rank the mobiles from 1 to 10, 10 being their hi...

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Q: Consider the following transportation problem: / Formulate this problem

Consider the following transportation problem: Formulate this problem as a linear programming model, and solve it using the computer.

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Q: World Foods, Inc., imports food products such as meats,

World Foods, Inc., imports food products such as meats, cheese, and pastries to the United States from warehouses at ports in Hamburg, Marseilles, and Liverpool. Ships from these ports deliver the pro...

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Q: A sports apparel company has received an order for a college basketball

A sports apparel company has received an order for a college basketball team’s national championship T-shirt. The company can purchase the T-shirts from textile factories in Mexico,...

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