Table 1.1
Capacity
(in hours per
week)
Engine 120
321Body 80
123
Standard finishing 96
2Fancy finishing 102
3Luxury finishing 40
2Contribution (Profit)$840$1,120$1,200Question:
find the proudct mix that maximize the total contribution earned per week.
Solution:
Step 1: Build up the optimization model.
Manufacturing Times
(in hours per vehicle)
Shop Standard (S)Fancy (F)Luxury (L)
Step 2: complete the corresponding spreadsheet.
120809610240Step 3: use solver to find the optimal solution. .
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402,
1023,
962,
80321,
120123.
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≥≥≥≤≤≤≤++≤++++=L F S L F S L F S L F S T S L
F S L F S on Contributi Maximize