Questions from Management Science


Q: A baseball game consists of plays that can be described as follows

A baseball game consists of plays that can be described as follows: Distributions for these plays for two teams, the White Sox (visitors) and the Yankees (home), are as follows: Simulate a nine-inning...

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Q: Diamant Foods Company produces a variety of food prod- ucts,

Diamant Foods Company produces a variety of food prod- ucts, including a line of candies. One of its most popular candy items is Divine Diamonds, a bag of a dozen individually wrapped diamond-shaped c...

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Q: For the ComputerWorld example in this chapter, recreate the simulation shown

For the ComputerWorld example in this chapter, recreate the simulation shown in Exhibit 14.2 using Crystal Ball. Assume that demand is normally distributed with a mean of 1.5 laptops and a standard de...

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Q: Perform the Crystal Ball simulation in Problem 25, assuming that demand

Perform the Crystal Ball simulation in Problem 25, assuming that demand is normally distributed with a mean of 2.5 and a standard deviation of 1.2 laptops.

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Q: For the Bigelow Manufacturing example in this chapter, re-create

For the Bigelow Manufacturing example in this chapter, re-create the simulation shown in Table 14.10 and Exhibit 14.7 using Crystal Ball. Assume that the repair time is normally distributed with a mea...

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Q: For the Bigelow Manufacturing example in this chapter, re-create

For the Bigelow Manufacturing example in this chapter, re-create the simulation for the improved maintenance program shown in Table 14.11 and Exhibit 14.8 using Crystal Ball. For the improved program...

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Q: Tracy McCoy is shopping for a new car. She has identified

Tracy McCoy is shopping for a new car. She has identified a particular sports utility vehicle she likes but has heard that it has high maintenance costs. Tracy has decided to develop a simulation mode...

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Q: The Dynaco Manufacturing Company produces a product in a process consisting of

The Dynaco Manufacturing Company produces a product in a process consisting of operations of five machines. The probability distribution of the number of machines that will break down in a week follow...

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Q: In Problem 20, assume that the sales volume for Western Outfitters

In Problem 20, assume that the sales volume for Western Outfitters Store is normally distributed, with a mean of 600 pairs of jeans and a standard deviation of 200; the price is uniformly distributed,...

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Q: In Problem 21, assume that the students at Randolph College have

In Problem 21, assume that the students at Randolph College have redefined the probability distributions of their dates at Salem College as follows: Physical attractiveness is uniformly distributed fr...

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