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Quantitative Decision Models I

Assignment #3
2006 Fall Term
Due Date: Monday, November 06, 2006
10:00am for Section 1
7:00pm for Section 30

Instructions:
1. For each question, linear/integer programming mathematical formulations are to be
provided in terms of decision variables (including units), objective function (max or
min), and constraints (preferably with appropriate labels). Your models may be a
hand-written or computer printout copy.
2. Either Excel solver or Management Scientist can be used to solve these models. You
are required to submit the SOLVED sheets (either Excel or Management Scientist) to
support your answers.
3. All the question numbers refer to our required textbook, Anderson, Sweeney, and
Williams, An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to
Decision Making, 11th Edition, South-Western, 2005. If you use an earlier edition, it is
your responsibility to make sure that you work on the right questions.
4. Assignments are to be collected during the first 10 minutes of the class on
November 06, 2006, i.e., up to 10:10am for the morning class or 7:10pm for the
evening class. Late assignments up to the end of the class will be accepted with a
30% late penalty. Any submission beyond this time window will not be accepted.
You must hand in your assignment to the section that you officially registered.
5. Assignments must be stapled and put inside a sufficiently large envelope with your
student ID number, name, course title and number, and assignment number on it.
6. Only hard copies are accepted. Any faxed or electronic copy is not accepted.

Q7.11 on pages 360-361.

Q7.20 on page 363.
Q7.26 on pages 366-367.
Q8.16 on page 416.