Bus 660 t Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

BUS 660 Topic 3 Introduction to Linear Programming - Homework

BUS 660 - Topic 3 DQ 1 & DQ 2 DQ 1: Identify two key strategic decisions made by your current team, department, or organization. How could those decisions have been enhanced by optimization models? Support your rationale with evidence from readings or external research. DQ 2: Find a current example of a linear optimization model used in your industry. Describe the industry’s needs, including any unique factors, how the linear optimization model was used, and the problem or challenge it addre...

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 7 Waiting Line Models - Homework

BUS 660 Topic 5 Linear Programming Distribution and Network Models - Homework

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...

Topic 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 BUS 600 DQ 1: Describe workforce scheduling, blending, and logistics problems facing your current organization or industry. What is being optimized in each of your examples and why? Which linear optimization techniques could be applied to the examples you identified? Support your response with rationale from the readings. DQ 2:Discuss how your organization could use an operations management linear programming application to solve a problem or improve a business process.

BUS 660 Topic 7 Waiting Line Models - Homework Grand Canyon

BUS-660: Topic 1 DQ 1 & DQ 2 DQ 1: Apply a business decision model to something you do every day, such as selecting an outfit, ordering lunch, or determining your exercise routine. Be creative in your approach. How did you select the model? Include rationale with support from the readings. DQ 2: Create a decision tree for the scenario you outlined in Topic 1 DQ 1. Attach the decision tree to your response and include insights into how you crafted it. How would you apply this decision-making ex...