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The Facet Tablet Problem

Cost of facets
Price per unit
Order Volume <=300 25000
Order Volume >300 22000 For all units
Selling Price 30000 If sold within 3 months Selling Price 20000 If Sold after three months
Order Size 100

Payoff Matrix

Demand within three months


Supply 0 100 200 300 400 500
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 -500000 500000 500000 500000 500000 500000
200 -1000000 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000
300 -1500000 -500000 500000 1500000 1500000 1500000
400 -800000 200000 1200000 2200000 3200000 3200000
500 -1000000 0 1000000 2000000 3000000 4000000

Regret Matrix
Demand within three months
Supply 0 100 200 300 400 500
0 -500000 500000 1200000 2200000 3200000 4000000
100 0 0 700000 1700000 2700000 3500000
200 500000 500000 200000 1200000 2200000 3000000
300 1000000 1000000 700000 700000 1700000 2500000
400 300000 300000 0 0 0 800000
500 500000 500000 200000 200000 200000 0

Since The Min Max Regret is the best approach to solving deep uncertainities , the suggested solution is buying 400 units
If Sold after three months

MaxiMax Payoff MaxiMin Payoffs


0 0
500000 -500000
1000000 -1000000
1500000 -1500000
3200000 -800000
4000000 -1000000

Here Buying 500 is the suggested approach Here Buying 100 is the suggested approach since it has maximum of t

Maximum Regret
4000000
3500000
3000000
2500000
800000
500000

500000
Since this max regret corresponds to buying 500 units, therefore it is the suggested order quantity

ution is buying 400 units


since it has maximum of the minimum payoffs ( Excluding zero as a consideration)

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