Nada Dairy is contracted to receive daily 60,000 kg of ripe tomatoes at 7 cents per kg from which it produces canned tomato juice, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. The canned products are packaged in 24-can cases. A can of juice uses 1 kg of fresh tomatoes, a can of sauce uses 1/2 kg, and a can of paste uses 3/4 kg. The company’s daily share of the market is limited to 2000 cases of juice, 5000 cases of sauce, and 6000 cases of paste. The wholesale prices per case of juice, sauce, and paste are SAR 21, SAR 9, and SAR 12, respectively.
a. [2 Marks] Develop a mathematical model that determine the optimum daily production program for the company.
b. [1 Mark] Solve it using software and show the results.
c. [2 Mark] If the price per case for juice and paste remains fixed as given in the problem, use sensitivity analysis to determine the unit price range that the company should charge for a case of sauce to keep the optimum product mix unchanged.
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EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE ORGANIZATION
Organization officials have a legal and moral responsibility to ensure that the workplace is free from unnecessary hazards. Employers hold responsibility for understanding what is necessary to keep workers safe from harm. Conditions surrounding the workplace must be secure for employee’s physical and mental health. As many organizations have implemented wellness program, that focus on smoking cessation, weight control, stress management, early diagnosis of health problems, prevention and education about life-style related and contagious illness. Wellness program can cut Employers health cost and lower absenteeism by preventing health related problems.
Reference: Textbook- DeCenzo, D. A., & Robbins, S. P. (2013). Human resource management , Chapter 13 Health and Safety.
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