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2. Nahmias Chapter 3 Question 8 (4th edition)

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1) 3. Nahmias Chapter 3 Question 9 (4th edition)

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a) Assuming that the shortages are not allowed, determine the minimum constant workforce that
he will need over the next five years and show production levels each year. What is the cost of
the plan?
b) Assuming that the shortages are allowed and backorder cost is $5 per package per order,
provide the level plan and its cost.
c) Provide the chase plan and its cost
d) Formulate this as a linear program
e) Solve the LP and round-off the solution and determine the cost of the resulting plan.
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4) 4. Nahmias Chapter 3 Questions 32-33 (4th edition)

5)
a) Formulate this as a linear program. Assume that stock-outs are not allowed.
b) Reformulate this a linear program considering the information below.

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