Q. Illustrate what do data on employee injuries, incidents, absences, also turnover suggest to you? Is there reason for concern about company's direction?
Q. Arkansas Pacic operates a medium-sized saw mill. Mill prepares different
types of wood which range from soft pine to hard oak according to a weekly schedule. Depending on type of wood being milled, demand for sharp blades varies from day to day according to subsequent 1-week (7-day) data:
Day Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Demand (blades) 24 12 14 20 18 14 22
Mill can satisfy daily demand in subsequent manner:
Buy new blades at cost of $12 per blade.
Use an overnight sharpening service at cost of $6 per blade.
Use a 2-day sharpening service at cost of $3 per blade.
Formulate this problem as a transportation model by writing out parameter table also
corresponding LP.