Informational System Of Operation Management

Homework ISOM 201 Optimization #1
 

1. Rosie’s footwear manufactures both boots and shoes. Rosie is trying to decide how many shoes and boots to make. Rosie makes a profit of $5 for a pair of shoes and $8 for a pair of boots. It takes 2 labor hours to make a pair of shoes and 4 labor hours to make a pair of boots. The available labor hours are 100. The equipment used to create the footwear is only available for 80 hours. It takes 1 ½ hours to make a pair of shoes and 2 hours for boots.
2. List the variables in the question

 

1. Formulate the objective function

 

1. Formulate the constraints

 

2. A manufacturer produces desks and chairs. The manufacturer would like to determine the amount of desks and chairs to produce to reduce costs.

 

	Desks	Chairs	Available
Cost	$15	$4
Constraints
Wood	10	3	100
Labor	3	2	80
Min # of Desks needed	5

 
 
 

1. List the variables in the question

 

1. Formulate the objective function

 

1. Formulate the constraints