Chapter – Test

(60 minutes)

Using Solver to schedule your workforce

Problem 1 (2.5 points)

What is the minimum number of operators needed? 86

Problem 2 (2.5 points)

Suppose the Bank 24 had 22 employees and that the goal was to schedule employees so
that they would have the maximum number of weekend days off. How should the workers
be scheduled?

Number Day worker Tuesda Wednesda Thursda Frida Saturda Sunda

starting starts Monday y y y y y y
10 Monday 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
0 Tuesday 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
2 Wednesday 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
7 Thursday 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
0 Friday 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
0 Saturday 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
3 Sunday 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
Number working 20 13 15 22 19 9 12
>= >= >= >= >= >= >=
Number needed 17 13 15 17 9 9 12
TOTAL
NUMBER 22 22
Objective 23

Using Solver to solve transportation or distribution problems

Problem 3 (2.5 points)

The following table gives the distances between Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles,
and Miami. Each city requires 40,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of power, and Chicago,
Dallas, and Miami are capable of producing 70,000 kWh. Assume that shipping 1,000
kWh over 100 miles costs $4. From where should power be sent to minimize the cost of
meeting each city’s demand?

  Boston Chicago Dallas Los Angeles Miami

Chicago 20000 40,000 0 10000 0
Dallas 0 0 40,000 30000 0
Miami 20000 0 0 0 40,000
total 40000 40000 40000 40000 40000
total cost 3823.6
Problem 4 (2.5 points)
Shipping      
  Northern Central Southern
Northern 100 0 20
Central 0 100 20
Southern 0 0 40
total 100 100 80
total cost $1,700,000