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Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, 12th Edition
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Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, 12th Edition

by Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
January 2018
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
236h 9m
English
Pearson
Content preview from Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, 12th Edition

Supplement D Linear Programming

Learning Goals

After reading this supplement, you should be able to:

  1. Define the seven characteristics of all linear programming models.

  2. Formulate a linear programming model.

  3. Perform a graphic analysis and derive a solution for a two-variable linear programming model.

  4. Use a computer routine to solve a linear programming problem.

  5. Apply the transportation method to sales and operations planning (S&OP) problems.

In many business situations, resources are limited and demand for them is great. For example, a limited number of vehicles may have to be scheduled to make multiple trips to customers, or a staffing plan may have to be developed to cover expected variable demand with the fewest employees. In this supplement, ...

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