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The production manager of a large Cincinnati manufacturing firm once made the statement, "I would like to use LP, but it's a technique that operates under conditions of certainty. My plant doesn't have that certainty; it's a world of uncertainty. So LP can't be used here."

Do you think this statement has any merit? Why or why not? Explain why the manager may have said it and then further substantiate his argument or compose a rebuttal.

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This solution discusses linear programing and if it must be used under conditions of certainty. APA reference is included.

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Linear programming helps managers plan and make decisions relative to resource allocation. While the production manager of the manufacturing firm is correct, linear programming does rely upon conditions of certainty; LP can still be utilized in his or her plant. LP is used 'extensively to military, industrial, financial, marketing, and agricultural problems' (Collier, Evans, 2009). Few of the applications in which LP operates in are performed in vacuums, completely separated from uncertainty. First, the ...

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