Q1.In Ethiopia, the apparel sector is considered as one of the priority areas of the government‘s...

Q1.In Ethiopia, the apparel sector is considered as one of the priority areas of the government‘s industrial development strategy. However, the sector has faced many challenges to determine product mix. It is confronted with inefficient utilization of resources that makes it difficult to ensure the optimal product mix for maximum profit, which would also fulfil customer needs. Thus, this study focuses on product mix determination based on efficient resource utilization for the Ethiopian apparel sector by considering a garment factory in Ethiopia as a case company. The issue addressed here was to determine the product mix for optimal profit with available resources, using the linear programming technique.

A garment factory in Ethiopia should produce for men’s wear: Polo shirt and basic T-shirt. The data collection procedure was quantitative in nature and relied on face to-face interviews. The relevant information on the amount of resources used per unit of each product during the month is summarized in Table 1 below:

Products	Resources Used per unit of the products
Products	Cutting (Minutes)	Sewing(Minutes)	Finishing(Minutes)
Polo T-Shirts	22	20	2
Basic T- Shirts	11	5	1

The availability of resources for cutting, sewing and finishing time is 2321, 1050 and 250 minutes respectively.

The minimum market demand and profit earned from each product during the month for the case apparel company are shown in Table 2.

	Polo T-Shirts	Basic T- Shirts
Market Demand	20	80
Profit per Unit ( Ethiopian Birr)	422	362

>Formulate and solve (graphically in excel) the above product mix problem by using Linear

>Programming Technique. Are there any redundant constraints? If yes, then identify and support your answer with reasons.

Expert Solution

Rahul Sunny answered 2 years ago

Food security is among one of the key priority areas for many nations worldwide. Significant climate...

Food security is among one of the key priority areas for many nations worldwide. Significant climate change resulting from global warming such as erratic weather patterns, prolonged draught and flooding present tremendous challenges to traditional farming. While conventional farming methods have sustained mankind since eons ago, these methods increasingly struggle to feed the burgeoning world population. Many uncertain factors faced by conventional methods include unpredictable weather or climate, rising material and labour costs, pestilence and disease as well as competition...

Why is Ethiopia considered a “loser” in globalization? What are some positive and negative affects of...

Why is Ethiopia considered a “loser” in globalization? What are some positive and negative affects of globalization to Ethiopia’s society? Explain in detail.

Why do you think that pricing is considered as one of the most complicated areas encountered...

Why do you think that pricing is considered as one of the most complicated areas encountered by international marketers? Compare between skimming and penetration pricing strategies in international marketing. List the factors which lead to price escalation in international markets. Support your answer with related examples

List five major areas considered as part of occupational harzards

1. Explain the important areas that need to be considered for a migration of web or...

1. Explain the important areas that need to be considered for a migration of web or mail services to the cloud. Why are these areas important? 2. The cloud computing model can lead to privacy compliance concerns. Provide examples of these concerns, and an analysis of the types of actions that you might take to mitigate these concerns. 5. What cloud computing best practices would you propose adopting? Why?

Select ONE company listed in the energy sector and ONE company listed in the technology sector...

Select ONE company listed in the energy sector and ONE company listed in the technology sector of the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia. Analyse the companies’ dividend payout for the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. (Note: The selected companies should have paid dividends regularly during the five-year period)

Q1) The following are four examples of technical engineering knowledge areas that are required to be...

Q1) The following are four examples of technical engineering knowledge areas that are required to be mastered by an engineer involved in the design of steel bridges: 1…………………………………… 2 ……………………… 3 …………………………… 4…………………… a) The degree to which a person is able to achieve objectives is referred to as ………………… b) Accomplishing tasks with optimizing the use of resources is referred to as …………………. c) . ………………….. may be defined as a mental position with regard to a fact or...

1. (0.8) two areas of a large city are being considered as the seat of day...

1. (0.8) two areas of a large city are being considered as the seat of day care centres. Of 200 families interviewed in one section. the proportion of mothers working full - time was 0.52. In the other section, 40 % of the 150 families interviewed had mothers who they worked full-time jobs. With a level of significance of o =0.04. is there is a significant difference in the proportion of mothers who work full - time in the two...

Q1: Consider the following scenario. A company operating in the airline sector has been experiencing a...

Q1: Consider the following scenario. A company operating in the airline sector has been experiencing a brand crisis following a video posted in social media showing rude behavior of staff. A brand crisis has significant impact on customers’ intention to buy from the brand, or to recommend it to family/friends. Propose a qualitative research strategy to assess the impact of this brand crisis on the company’s revenue. Ensure to detail and motivate your recommended strategy including potential limitations of qualitative...

One main difference between public sector entities and private sector entities is that their objectives are...

One main difference between public sector entities and private sector entities is that their objectives are different. The objectives of the public sector entity is to deliver public goods and services to all citizens in order to maximize their welfare. However, the principal object of the private entity is to make profit on the goods and services they produce and sell in the market. Required: Explain SIX (6) reasons why these differences are important

Question