Bus 660 to - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Question:Which of the methods for decision making best protects the decision maker from undesirable results? 2. Question:If there is a maximum of 4,000 hours of labor available per month and 300 ping-pong balls (xi) or 125 wiffle balls (x?) can be produced per hour of labor, which of the following constraints reflects this situation? 3. Question:Problem 4-05 (Algorithmic) In American football, touchdowns are worth 6 points. After scoring a touchdown, the scoring team may subsequently attemp...

BUS 660 Topic 3 Introduction to Linear Programming - Homework

1. Question:A posterior probability associated with sample information is of the form 2. Question:When production volume exceeds the breakeven point, we can expected 3. Question:Which of the following exponential smoothing constant values puts the same weight on the most recent time series value as does a 5-period miming average? 4. Question:The decision variables of a model are also known as the 5. Question:An experiment consists of tossing 4 coins successively. The number of sample poi...

Problem 10-05: Premier Consulting’s two consultants, Avery and Baker, can be scheduled to work for clients up to a maximum of 160 hours each over the next four weeks. A third consultant, Campbell, has some administrative assignments already planned and is available for clients up to a maximum of 140 hours over the next four weeks. The company has four clients with projects in process. The estimated hourly requirements for each of the clients over the four-week period are as follows: Hourly ra...

Problem4-25: TheGormanManufacturingCompanymustdecidewhethertomanufactureacomponentpartatitsMilan, Michigan, plant or purchase the component part from a supplier. The resulting profit isdependentuponthedemandfortheproduct.Thefollowingpayofftableshowstheprojectedprofit(inthousandsofdollars): Thestate-of-natureprobabilitiesareP(s1)=0.35,P(s2)=0.35,andP(s3)=0.30. a. Useadecisiontreetorecommendadecision. b. UseEVPItodeterminewhetherGormanshouldattempttoobtainabetterestimateofdemand. c. A test mar...

Bus 660 Topic 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 DQ 1: Create a simple 0, 1 integer model for a situation or problem you face in your life. Is there an optimal solution for your problem? What type of model would you use to create an optimal solution? Explain. DQ 2: Think about your own retirement investment portfolio or find an example of one online. Discuss how you might use a model to create the optimum portfolio allocation for your risk level.

Bus 660 Topic 8 DQ 1 & DQ 2 DQ 1: Describe a current problem facing your department, organization, or industry that would indicate the need for a simulation model. How best would this problem be solved by simulation versus the other modeling techniques covered in the course? Support your response with rationale from the readings. DQ 2: Consider some of the examples you have brought up in earlier discussion forums about applying models to real-world problems. Choose one of the models covered ea...

1. Question:Which of the methods for decision making best protects the decision maker from undesirable results? 2. Question:If there is a maximum of 4,000 hours of labor available per month and 300 ping-pong balls (xi) or 125 wiffle balls (x?) can be produced per hour of labor, which of the following constraints reflects this situation? 3. Question:Problem 4-05 (Algorithmic) In American football, touchdowns are worth 6 points. After scoring a touchdown, the scoring team may subsequently attemp...

Problem 8-25(Algorithmic) GeorgiaCabinetsmanufactureskitchencabinetsthataresoldtolocaldealersthroughouttheSoutheast.Becauseofalargebacklogofordersfor oakand cherrycabinets,the company decidedto contract with threesmaller cabinetmakersto do the final finishing operation. For thethree cabinetmakers, the number of hours required to complete all the oak cabinets, the number of hours required to complete all the cherrycabinets,thenumberofhoursavailableforthefinalfinishingoperation,andthecostperhour...

1. Question:A posterior probability associated with sample information is of the form 2. Question:When production volume exceeds the breakeven point, we can expected 3. Question:Which of the following exponential smoothing constant values puts the same weight on the most recent time series value as does a 5-period miming average? 4. Question:The decision variables of a model are also known as the 5. Question:An experiment consists of tossing 4 coins successively. The number of sample poi...