In: Operations Management
Question 9 options:
Hartman Company is trying to determine how much of each of two
products should be produced over the coming planning period. The
only serious constraints involve labor availability in three
departments. Shown below is information concerning labor
availability, labor utilization, overtime, and product
profitability.
Product 1 |
Product 2 |
Regular Hours Available |
Overtime Hours Available |
Cost of Overtime per Hour |
|
Profit per Unit |
34 |
18 |
|||
Dept A hours/Unit |
1 |
0.35 |
107 |
18 |
$17 |
Dept B hours/Unit |
0.3 |
0.2 |
48 |
10 |
$26 |
Dept C hours/Unit |
0.2 |
0.5 |
55 |
11 |
$7 |
If all production is done in a standard workweek, then Profit per
Unit includes the cost to pay for the workforce. But, if overtime
is needed in each department, then the Profit Function needs to be
reduced by the Cost per Hour of Overtime in Each Department
multiplied by the Number of Overtime Hours Used in Each Department.
For example, if we used 5 hours of Overtime in Department A, we
would need to Subtract $17*5 from our Profit equation.
Setup and Solve the Linear Programming Problem and determine the
number of units of Product 1 and Product 2 to produce to Maximize
Profit. Add an Additional Constraint to your LP to make sure that
ALL of the Variables are
INTEGERS
Hint: You will need 5 Decision Variables, 2 of them to determine
the production quantities, and 3 of them to determine how much
overtime to use in each of the departments.
Max Profit = $
(Do Not Use Commas) Hint: Max Profit is Between $4237 and
$4537
Number of Units of Product 1 to Produce =
Number of Units of Product 2 to Produce =
Overtime in Department A =
hours
Overtime in Department B =
hours
Overtime in Department C =
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Thus, number of units of product 1 and product 2 are 92 and 94 respectively.