Questions from Management Science


Q: Stevie Stone, a bellhop at the Royal Sundown Hotel in Atlanta

Stevie Stone, a bellhop at the Royal Sundown Hotel in Atlanta, has been offered a management position. Although accepting the offer would assure him a job if there was a recession, if good economic co...

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Q: The manager of the greeting card section of Mazey’s department store is

The manager of the greeting card section of Mazey’s department store is considering her order for a particular line of Christmas cards. The cost of each box of cards is $3; each box...

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Q: The Palm Garden Greenhouse specializes in raising carnations that are sold to

The Palm Garden Greenhouse specializes in raising carnations that are sold to florists. Carnations are sold for $3.00 per dozen; the cost of growing the carnations and distributing them to the florist...

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Q: Assume that the probabilities of demand in Problem 30 are no longer

Assume that the probabilities of demand in Problem 30 are no longer valid; the decision situation is now one without probabilities. Determine the best number of boxes of cards to stock, using the foll...

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Q: Foxcomp, an electronics and computer manufacturer with a global supply chain

Foxcomp, an electronics and computer manufacturer with a global supply chain, wants to add a new supplier for some of its component parts, and the suppliers it’s considering are in T...

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Q: Foxcomp in Problem 33 estimates that the probabilities of the severity of

Foxcomp in Problem 33 estimates that the probabilities of the severity of events in each of the countries are as follows: Determine the best decision for Foxcomp using expected value.

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Q: Suntrek, a global apparel company, is adding a new supplier

Suntrek, a global apparel company, is adding a new supplier for denim fabric that it uses to manufacture denim jeans, and the suppliers it’s considering are located near the ports of...

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Q: Suntrek in Problem 35 estimates that the probabilities of future changes in

Suntrek in Problem 35 estimates that the probabilities of future changes in global logistics costs are 0.09 that they will decrease, 0.27 that they will remain the same, and 0.64 that they will increa...

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Q: Federated Electronics, Ltd., manufactures display screens and monitors for computers

Federated Electronics, Ltd., manufactures display screens and monitors for computers and televisions, which it sells to companies around the world. It wants to construct a new ware- house and distribu...

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Q: In the “Forecasting Airport Passenger Arrivals” case problem in Chapter

In the “Forecasting Airport Passenger Arrivals” case problem in Chapter 15, the objective is to develop a forecasting model to predict daily airline passenger arrivals for 2-hour time segments from 4:...

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