The Tennessee Pterodactyls (I would like a detailed analysis of the problem--broken down to simplistic understanding--and how the solution was derived in similar simple to understand terms.) The Tennesse Pterodactyls is a new professional basketball franchise in Nashville. The team's general manager, Jerry East, and coach, Ph
How would Linear Programming help in making resource-related decisions in your workplace? If you think LP wouldn't help in your environment, name a workplace where it would be beneficial to use and explain the difference between your environment and this environment. Set up and solve an LP problem related to your workplace (o
The munchies cereal makes a cereal from several ingredients. Two of the ingredients, oats and rice provide A & B. The company wants to know how many ounces of oats andd rice should include in each box of cereal to meet the minimum requirements of 48 milligrams of vitamin A and 12 milligrams of vitamin B while minimizing cost. An
Each group is assigned the same extensive case study (Unilever). Using material learned in class, internet resources and other referenced research material regarding Organizational Change and/or Unilever, develop a 2,000 word analysis. Assignment must be submitted in Word ; be creative and insert meaningful charts, graphs, l
These two problems should be done in excel, and must be done using the solver application, which would make it a lot simpler. Need to provide the formulas. 13-3 The Seaboard Trucking Company has expanded its shipping capacity by purchasing 120 trucks and trailers from a competitor that went bankrupt. The company subseque
A drug company produces the drug NasaMist from four chemicals. Today, the company must produce 1000 pounds of the drug. The three active ingredients in NasaMist are A, B, and C. By weight, at least 8% of NasaMist must consist of A, at least 4% of B, and at least 2% of C. The cost per pound of each chemicals and the amount of eac
This operations improvement plan: ? Describes the current process ? Uses data collection and analysis to determine improvement opportunities ? Uses improvement techniques to determine alternatives ? Compares and contrasts the alternatives to arrive at the preferred solution ? Provides an implementation strategy which est
Under what circumstances is the objective function more important than the constraints in a linear programming model? Under what circumstances are the constraints more important than the objective function in a linear programming model? Please provide a short response to this question (200 words)
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. See attached for assignment. OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT PLAN For this paper you may choose a problem (improvement opportunity) from your current or past employer (names can be changed if anonymity is required). If you do not have any work experience on which to base a
A power plant has just announced it's opening on August 1. It's HR department has been asked to determine how many techicians need to be hired and trained during the remainder of the year. The plant currently employs 350 fully trained technicians and projects the following personnel needs MONTH man hours needed August
Just need constraint for "each zone is covered by at least two boxes" Your express package courier company is drawing up new zones for the location of drop boxes for customers. The city has been divided into the seven zones shown below. You have targeted six possible locations for drop boxes. The list of which drop boxes coul
12. Durham Designs manufactures home furnishings for department stores. Planning is underway for the production of items in the "Wildflower" fabric pattern during the next production period. Bedspread Curtains Dust Ruffle Fabric required (yds) 7 4 9 Time required (hrs) 1.5 2 .5 Packaging material 3 2 1 Prof
(Nuclear plant staffing problem) South Central Utilities has just announced the August 1 opening its second nuclear generator at its Baton Rou, Louisiana, nuclear power plant. Its personnel department has been directed to determine how many nuclear technicians need to be hired and trained the remainder of the year. The plant
See attached file. Romans Food Market, located in Saratoga, New York, carries a variety of specialty foods from around the world. Two of the store's leading products use the Romans Food Market name: Romans Regular Coffee and Romans DeCaf Coffee. These coffees are blends of Brazilian Natural and Colombian Mild coffee beans, wh
Georgia Cabinets manufactures kitchen cabinets that are sold to local dealers throughout the Southeast. Because of a large backlog of orders for oak and cherry cabinets, the company decided to contract with three smaller cabinetmakers to do the final finishing operation. For the three cabinetmakers, the number of hours required
This assignment is for my organizational research course. To do this question you can make up a places of employment or use mine. I work as an assistant manager to a 53 unit motel. I need this done asap, it is do Sunday, and I have to turn in something. Please do not decline, I will take your best shot at it. I have to pass
#1 What are the risks of bypassing the steps in the following decision-making model? I. Framing the Problem: Identify the problem Define the criteria, goals, and objectives Evaluate the effect of the problem II. Evaluate the Decision: Measure the impact Implement a decision III. Make t
I need help formulating a linear programming model that can be used to determine the production plan that will yield the maximum possible annual profit contribution for the company. Milton Manufacturing Company, a sheet metal fabricating firm in Columbus, Ohio, produces two sizes of file cabinets; a letter size and a legal si
Research three forces or trends from the remote or industry environment. For each force or trend selected, discuss the following in a 350-word synopsis: (A) a detailed description of the force or trend, (B) the relevance of the force or trend to your chosen organization, and (C) your chosen organization’s strategic adaptabilit
Even though you are the project manager and the one ultimately responsible for planning and implementing the project plan, you believe that risk management is "everybody's business." Your team understands what risk management is; you want to take them a step further and have them integrate risk management into their roles and re
I need help with the following assignment: Your company has recently merged with another larger company. A number of practices and procedures have changed as a result, and it appears that some training is needed. Your team has been asked to conduct research to determine the root causes of the drop in productivity and identify
Our subject is Teen Pregnancy, and I need to outline the research process for addressing or finding a solution.
Min 3x1+4x2+8x3 s.t. 4x1+2x2 is greater than or equal to 12 4x2+8x3 is greater than or equal to 16 x1,x2,x3 is greater than or equal to 0.
# 1 How can research help your organization save money? # 2 If your company is facing a strategic problem, what type of information is needed to perform a needs assessment profile? # 3 Should a company be pro-active or reactive in the use of research methodologies? Why?
Highlight the most important differences between object-oriented programming languages and generations 1-4 (often called top down or structured) programming languages. How are they similar?
1. Describe the process of generating and selecting topics for your research proposal. 2. What is the difference between a research paper, research proposal, and a term paper?
I have a scenario that involves a fictitious company assigned to help the residents of Kava. Their resources on the island are petroleum, coffee beans, spices, sugar, and natural gas. Could you suggest a company (for me to research) that could help the residents with processing, refining, and shipping?
1. In a job shop effective capacity is only 50% of design capacity and actual output is only 90% of effective output. What design capacity would be needed to achieve actual output of 8 jobs per week. 2. The below diagram shows a process that consists of eight separate operations with sequential relationships and capacities
Describe the components necessary in the research process in order for a study to be deemed "good research." Also, develop criteria to evaluate a research study and support your definition and criteria with solid references.
Problem: List the advantages and disadvantages of solving integer programming problems by (a) rounding off, (b) enumeration, and (c) the branch and bound method.