Questions from Management Science


Q: First American Bank is trying to determine whether it should install one

First American Bank is trying to determine whether it should install one or two drive-through teller windows. The following probability distributions for arrival intervals and service times have been...

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Q: The time between arrivals of oil tankers at a loading dock at

The time between arrivals of oil tankers at a loading dock at Prudhoe Bay is given by the following probability distribution: The time required to fill a tanker with oil and prepare it for sea is give...

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Q: A banana growers’ society grows banana in a region. After planting

A banana growers’ society grows banana in a region. After planting saplings, it takes around 10 months to harvest stalks of bananas. Since the production cycle is long and strong win...

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Q: Given the following network, with the indicated flow capacities along each

Given the following network, with the indicated flow capacities along each branch, determine the maximum flow from source node 1 to destination node 10 and the flow along each path:

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Q: The Whistle Stop Cafe in Weems, Georgia, is well known

The Whistle Stop Cafe in Weems, Georgia, is well known for its popular homemade ice cream, made in a small plant in back of the cafe. People drive all the way from Atlanta and Macon to buy the ice cre...

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Q: Develop a seasonally adjusted forecast for the demand data for fertilizer found

Develop a seasonally adjusted forecast for the demand data for fertilizer found in Problem 3. Then use a linear trend line model to compute a forecast estimate for demand in year 4.

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Q: Monaghan’s Pizza delivery service has randomly selected 8 weekdays during the past

Monaghan’s Pizza delivery service has randomly selected 8 weekdays during the past month and recorded orders for pizza at four different time periods per day: Develop a seasonally ad...

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Q: The Cat Creek Mining Company mines and ships coal. It has

The Cat Creek Mining Company mines and ships coal. It has experienced the following demand for coal during the past 8 years: Develop an adjusted exponential smoothing model (a = .30, b = .20) and a li...

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Q: The River is a literary magazine published by the English Department at

The River is a literary magazine published by the English Department at Tech. It has a 70-year history and enjoys an excellent reputation for providing a literary outlet for aspiring Appalachian write...

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Q: The Beaver Creek Pottery Company sells bowls and mugs, hand-

The Beaver Creek Pottery Company sells bowls and mugs, hand-made by Native American artisans, at a craft store and through a Web site. Making these items requires a special type of clay and a large am...

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