ASSIGMENT #1
ABC Manufacturing has 6 machines that perform a particular task.
Breakdowns occur frequently for this machine. Past records indicate that the
number of breakdowns that occur each day is described by the probability distribution
seen below:
(a) What is the expected number of breakdowns in any given day?
(b) What is the variance for this distribution?
(c) What is the probability that there will be at least 2 breakdowns in a day?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required
to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted
material must have accompanying citations.
Unit II Case Study
Read the Case Study on pages 110-111 of the textbook entitled âStarting Right
Corporation.â
Once you have finished reading the Case Study, answer the associated
Discussion Questions 1-6 in a minimum three-page paper.
Your paper should be appropriately cited using APA style. You should
also include a minimum of two scholarly sources
SKIP Unit III, (I will do this assignment)
Unit IV Case Study
Read the Case Study on page 300 of the textbook on âMexicana Wire Works.â
Thoroughly answer the three associated Discussion Questions using appropriate
citation and clearly delineated tables and graphs when necessary. The
Discussion Questions are provided on page 301.
Read the Case Study on page 339 of the textbook on the âChase Manhattan
Bank.â Thoroughly answer the three associated Discussion Questions on page 339
using appropriate citation and clearly delineated tables and graphs when
necessary.
Both case studies should be answered in a minimum three- to four-page paper
using appropriate APA style.
Unit V
A package express carrier is considering expanding the fleet of aircraft used
to transport packages. Of primary importance is that there is a total of $350
million allocated for purchases. Two types of aircraft may be purchased â the
C1A and the C1B. The C1A costs $25 million, while the C1B costs $18 million.
The C1A can carry 60,000 pounds of packages, while the C1B can only carry
40,000 pounds of packages. Of secondary importance is that the company needs at
least 10 new aircraft. It takes 150 hours per month to maintain the C1A, and
100 hours to maintain the C1B. The least level of importance is that there are
a total of 1,200 hours of maintenance time available per month.
Part 1: Formulate this as an integer programming problem to maximize the
number of pounds that may be carried.
Part 2: Rework the problem differently than in Part 1 to suppose the
company decides that what is most important to them is that they keep the ratio
of C1Bs to C1As in their fleet as close to 1.2 as possible to allow for
flexibility in serving their routes. Formulate the goal programming
representation of this problem, with the other three goals having priorities
P2, P3, and P4, respectively.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required
to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted
material must have accompanying citations.
A package express carrier is considering expanding the fleet of aircraft used
to transport packages. There is a total of $220 million allocated for
purchases. Two types of aircraft may be purchased â the C1A and the C1B. The
C1A costs $25 million, while the C1B costs $18 million. The C1A can carry
60,000 pounds of packages, while the C1B can only carry 40,000 pounds of
packages. The company needs at least eight new aircraft. In addition, the firm
wishes to purchase at least twice as many C1Bs as C1As. Formulate this as an
integer programming problem to maximize the number of pounds that may be
carried.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required
to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted
material must have accompanying citations.
Unit VI Case Study
Read the case study on page 456 of the textbook entitled âSouthwestern
University Traffic Problems.â As you read the case study, take notes on how the
concepts with Network Modeling can lead you to develop effective solutions to
the two associated Discussion Questions.
Read the case study on page 494 of the textbook entitled âSouthwestern
University Stadium Construction.â As you read the Case Study, take notes on how
the concepts of Project Management can lead you to develop effective solutions
to the three associated Discussion Questions.
Read the case study on page 494 of the textbook entitled âFamily
Planning Research Center of Nigeria.â As you read the Case Study, take notes on
how the concepts of Project Management can lead you to develop effective
solutions to the three Associated Discussion questions located on page 496.
You are to answer TWO of the three case studies in a minimum three- to
four-page paper. Use any tables, graphs, or charts that you deem necessary to
support your response. Use appropriate APA style to cite any outside sources.
Unit VII
Outline and describe the necessary steps to conduct a simulation. Describe your
answer in full.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required
to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted
material must have accompanying citations.
Compare and contrast the differences between single-channel queuing
systems and multichannel queuing systems. Describe your answer in full.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required
to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted
material must have accompanying citations.
Unit VIII Scholarly Activity
For this assignment you are to write a culminating quantitative research report
on the concepts and topics that you learned in this course. For this paper, you
need to critique two or more research papers/journals that use quantitative
research methods for business.
Your paper needs to include the following items:
1. Abstract
2. Scale of Data Measurement
Was it quantitative or qualitative? How did the researcher go about
collecting the data?
3. Variations within the data
Include the implications this may have for business methods.
4. Concluding results
Critique the findings. What type of errors occurred in the research that may
affect the outcome of the data? Is there any missing information that should be
included? Discuss how you would approach the research and what type of
questions you may ask.
Your research report should be a minimum of eight pages with appropriate APA
style and citation.
