Questions from Management Science


Q: The Fast Service Food Mart stocks frozen pizzas in a refrigerated display

The Fast Service Food Mart stocks frozen pizzas in a refrigerated display case. The average daily demand for the pizzas is normally distributed, with a mean of 8 pizzas and a standard deviation of 2.5...

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Q: The Impanema Restaurant stocks a red Brazilian table wine it purchases from

The Impanema Restaurant stocks a red Brazilian table wine it purchases from a wine merchant in a nearby city. The daily demand for the wine at the restaurant is normally distributed, with a mean of 18...

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Q: The concession stand at the Blacksburg High School stadium sells slices of

The concession stand at the Blacksburg High School stadium sells slices of pizza during soccer games. Concession stand sales are a primary source of revenue for high school athletic programs, so the a...

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Q: The Metropolitan Book Company purchases paper from the Atlantic Paper Company.

The Metropolitan Book Company purchases paper from the Atlantic Paper Company. Metropolitan produces magazines and paperbacks that require 1,215,000 pounds of paper per year. The cost per order for th...

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Q: Given the following network and activity time estimates, determine the expected

Given the following network and activity time estimates, determine the expected time and variance for each activity, and indicate the critical path:

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Q: The Simple Simon Bakery produces fruit pies for freezing and subsequent sale

The Simple Simon Bakery produces fruit pies for freezing and subsequent sale. The bakery, which operates 5 days per week, 52 weeks per year, can produce pies at the rate of 64 pies per day. The bakery...

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Q: The Pedal Pusher Bicycle Shop operates 7 days per week, closing

The Pedal Pusher Bicycle Shop operates 7 days per week, closing only on Christmas Day. The shop pays $300 for a particular bicycle purchased from the manufacturer. The annual holding cost per bicycle...

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Q: The Petroco Company uses a highly toxic chemical in one of its

The Petroco Company uses a highly toxic chemical in one of its manufacturing processes. It must have the product delivered by special cargo trucks designed for safe shipment of chemicals. As such, ord...

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Q: The Big Buy Supermarket stocks Munchies Cereal. Demand for Munchies is

The Big Buy Supermarket stocks Munchies Cereal. Demand for Munchies is 4,000 boxes per year (365 days). It costs the store $60 per order of Munchies, and it costs $0.80 per box per year to keep the ce...

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Q: The Burger Doodle restaurant franchises in Los Angeles are supplied from a

The Burger Doodle restaurant franchises in Los Angeles are supplied from a central warehouse in Inglewood. The location of the warehouse and its proximity, in minutes of travel time, to the franchises...

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