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​What benefits exist in using linear programming for production scheduling problems?


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Total Product Curve

A graphical representation showing how total output of goods varies with changes in the quantity of a single input, holding all other inputs constant.

Average Product

The yield generated for every unit of a production input, determined by dividing the overall output by the amount of the input used.

Labor

The human effort, whether physical or mental, that is used in the production of goods and services.

Law of Diminishing Returns

An economic principle stating that adding more of one factor of production, while keeping others constant, will at some point yield lower per-unit returns.

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