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A simple pin-connected truss is loaded and supported as shown in the figure.


A simple pin-connected truss is loaded and supported as shown in the figure. The load P is 200 kN. All members of the truss are aluminum pipes that have an outside diameter of 115 mm and a wall thickness of 6 mm. Determine the normal stress in each truss member. Assume truss dimensions of a = 12.0 m, b = 7.5 m, and c = 6.0 m.

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C++ Write a program that reads in two Integers. A starting number and a number of iterations. For each iteration, you generate a new number that is the result of reading off the number of same digits in the original number. output each Iteration

C++

 

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Patients are arriving at a clinic at a rate of two per minute. Each patient’s visit...

Patients are arriving at a clinic at a rate of two per minute. Each patient’s visit consists of four steps: check in, record vital signs, receive treatment, and check out. A receptionist takes 1 minute to check a patient in. A nurse takes 2 minutes to record the patient’s vital signs. A doctor spends 10 minutes with a patient. A staff member takes 3 minutes to check a patient out. What is the cycle time of the process in minutes?

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Develop a three-week moving average for this time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week...

Develop a three-week moving average for this time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week 7. Round your answers to two decimal places.


Week
Time Series
Value

Forecast
1 18  
2 13  
3 16  
4 11  
5 17  
6 14  


MSE :

The forecast for week 7 :

Use = 0.2 to compute the exponential smoothing values for the time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week 7. Round your answers to two decimal places.


Week
Time Series
Value

Forecast
1 18  
2 13  
3 16  
4 11  
5 17  
6 14  


MSE :

The forecast for week 7 :

Compare the three-week moving average forecast with the exponential smoothing forecast using = 0.2. Which appears to provide the better forecast based on MSE?



Explain.

The input in the box below will not be graded, but may be reviewed and considered by your instructor.


Use trial and error to find a value of the exponential smoothing coefficient that results in a smaller MSE than what you calculated for = 0.2. Find a value of for the smallest MSE. Round your answer to three decimal places.

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Develop a lot-for-lot solution and calculate total relevant costs for the gross requirements in the following table*.


Develop a lot-for-lot solution and calculate total relevant costs for the gross requirements in the following table*.

Period

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Gross requirements

20


40


30

70

20


20

80


60

*Holding cost equals=$2.50/unit/week;

setup cost equals=$150;

lead time equals=1 week;

beginning inventory equals=40.


 Develop a lot-for-lot solution (enter your responses as whole numbers).

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​The H.A.L. Computer Store sells a printer for $200.


The H.A.L. Computer Store sells a printer for $200. Demand for this is constant during the year, and annual demand is forecasted to be 600 units. The holding cost is $20 per unit per year, while the cost of ordering is $60 per order. Currently, the company is ordering 12 times per year (50 units each time). There are 250 working days per year and the lead-time is 10 days. 


(a) Given the current policy of ordering 50 units at a time, what is the total of the annual ordering cost and the annual holding cost? 

(b) If the company used the absolute best inventory policy, what would the total of the ordering and holding cost be?

(c)  What is the reorder point? 


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​As you can see in the following table, demand for heart transplant surgery at Washington General Hospital has increased steadily in the past few years

As you can see in the following table, demand for heart transplant surgery at Washington General Hospital has increased steadily in the past few years: 

Year12345
Heart Transplants48.052.053.057.057.0

The director of medical services predicted 6 years ago that demand in year 1 would be 44.0 surgeries.

a) Using exponential smoothing with a of 0.60 and the given forecast for year 1, the forecasts for years 2 through 6 are (round your responses to one decimal place): 

Year123456
Forecast44.046.449.851.754.956.2

For the forecast made using exponential smoothing with a = 0.60 and the given forecast for year 1, MAD = 4.1 surgeries (round your response to one decimal place). 

Using exponential smoothing with a of 0.90 and the given forecast for year 1, the forecasts for years 2 through 6 are (round your responses to one decimal place): 

Year123456
Forecast44.047.651.652.956.657.0

For the forecast made using exponential smoothing with a = 0.90 and the given forecast for year 1, MAD = 2.9 surgeries (round your response to one decimal place). 


b) Forecasts for years 4 through 6 using a 3-year moving average are (round your responses to one decimal place): 

Year456
Forecast51.054.055.7

For forecasts made using a 3-year moving average, MAD = 4.5 surgeries (round your response to one decimal place).

c) Forecasts for years 1 through 6 using the trend-projection method are (round your responses to one decimal place): 

Year123456
Forecast






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Even though independent gasoline stations have been having a difficult time, lan Langella has been thinking...

Even though independent gasoline stations have been having a difficult time, lan Langella has been thinking about starting his own independent gasoline station. Ian's problem is to decide how large his station should be. The annual returns will depend on both the size of his station and a number of marketing factors related to the oil industry and demand for gasoline. After a careful analysis, lan developed the following table: 

States of Nature

Size of First StationGood MarketFair MarketPoor Market
Small$60,000$21,000-$12,000
Medium$70,000$32,000-$18,000
Large$95,000$32,500-$42,000
Very Large$280,000$24,000-$150,000

For example, if lan constructs a small station and the market is good, he will realize a profit of $60,000. 

This exercise contains only parts b, c, and d. 

b) Using the decision making under uncertainty with the criterion of Maximax 

The appropriate decision will be _______ 

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1. The process of identifying other organizations that are best at some facet of your operations, and then modeling your organization after them is known as: A) continuous improvement B) competitive b...

1. The process of identifying other organizations that are best at some facet of your operations, and then modeling your organization after them is known as:

A) continuous improvement

B) competitive benchmarking

C) employee empowerment

D) copycatting

E) industrial espionage

True or False

____6. Six Sigma is a recognized quality program based strictly on statistical process control.

____7. Service quality is more directly related to the interaction between customer and employee

             than is manufacturing quality.

____8. At economic order quantity, holding cost is always equal to ordering cost.

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The beam is constructed from three boards. (Figure 1) The allowable shear stress for the wood is τallow=335 psi. Each nail can resist a shear force of 395 lb. Part A Determine the maximum loads P tha...

The beam is constructed from three boards. (Figure 1) The allowable shear stress for the wood is τallow=335 psi. Each nail can resist a shear force of 395 lb.

6 ft 6 ft 6 ft 1.5 in 10 in 12 in 1 in. 1.5 in 6 in.

Part A

Determine the maximum loads P that it can support.

Express your answer to three significant figures and include appropriate units.

Part B

What is the maximum allowable spacing s of the nails used to hold the top flange to the web? (Consider only regions AC and BD.)

Express your answer to three significant figures and include appropriate units.

Part C

What is the maximum allowable spacing s of the nails used to hold the bottom flange to the web? (Consider only regions AC and BD.)

Express your answer to three significant figures and include appropriate units.

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Normal Forms (a) Briefly describe 1NF, 2NF and 3NHF

3. Normal Forms (a) Briefly describe 1NF, 2NF and 3NHF (5 marks) The following statements are in relation to the second norma

3. Normal Forms 

(a) Briefly describe 1NF, 2NF and 3NHF 


(b) The following statements are in relation to the second normal form (2NF). Which ones are true? (

1) The table also has to be in INF 

2) The table also has to be in 3NF 

3) The table is only allowed to have atomic values in its cells 

4) The primary key is not allowed to consist of multiple attributes. 

5) Every non-key attribute depends on the complete primary key 

6) Every non-key attribute is only allowed to be dependent on the primary key but not on another non-key attribute 

7) The table is not allowed to have a foreign key attribute 

8) If a table is in INF and does not have a multi-part primary keys, then i is automatically also in 2NF. 

9) If a table is in 2NF and does not have a multi-part primary key, then it is automatically also in 3NF 1

0) The primary key is not allowed to be NULL in any row of a table


 (c) Given the following table:

(i) Briefly describe which normal form the table in 3(c) is in? 

(ii) Convert the table in 3(c) nto Third Normal Form (3NF) and justify your decisions

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Given the following state for the Banker's Algorithm

Given the following state for the Banker's Algorithm 

5 processes PO through P4 

3 resource types before assigning to any process. A has 5 instances: B has 6 Instances. C has 8 instances and D has 4.

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Allocation: the resources currently assigned to each process 

Max Claim: The maximum number of resource instances a process will need in order to complete. 

Determine the available vector


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A metal fabricator produces connecting rods with an outer diameter that has a 1 ± 0.02...

A metal fabricator produces connecting rods with an outer diameter that has a 1 ± 0.02 inch specification. A machine operator takes several sample measurements over time and determines the sample mean outer diameter to be 1.004 inches with a standard deviation of 0.008 inch.

Calculate the process capability index for this example. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

Process capability index            ???

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The following table shows the actual demand observed over the last 11 years

The following table shows the actual demand observed over the last 11 years Yea Demand 7 9 5 10 13 7 13 14 9 11 8 This exercise contains only parts c, and d b) Using the 3-year moving average, provide the forecast from periods 4 through 12 (ound your responses to one decimal place. Year Forecast ear weighted moving average with weights 0.20, 0.35, and 0.45, using 0.45 for the most recent period, provide the forecast from periods 4 through 12 (round your responses to two decimal places c) Using the 3-y Yea Forecast d) Mean absolute deviation for the forecast developed using the 3-year moving average is 2.86 and for the 3y weighted moving average is 3.08. Based on this information, the better forecast is achieved using the ear approach.

The following table shows the actual demand observed over the last 11 years 

Year1234567891011
Demand7951013713149118
This exercise contains only parts b, c, and d.

b) Using the 3-year moving average, provide the forecast from periods 4 through 12 (round your responses to one decimal place). 

Year456789101112
Forecast








c) Using the 3-year weighted moving average with weights 0.20. 0.35. and 0.45. using 0.45 for the most recent period provide the forecast from periods 4 through 12.

Year456789101112
Forecast








d) Mean absolute deviation for the forecast developed using the 3-year moving average is 2 86 and for the 3-year weighted moving average is 3.08. Based on this information the better forecast is achieved using the approach

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A 1-m-diameter cylindrical mass, M, is connected to a 2-m- wide rectangular gate as shown in Fig. P2.143.


A 1-m-diameter cylindrical mass, M, is connected to a 2-m- wide rectangular gate as shown in Fig. P2.143. The gate is to open when the water level, h, drops below 2.5 m. Determine the required value for M. Neglect friction at the gate hinge and the pulley.

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