A Company Wants to Purchase Large and Small Delivery Trucks

question 26

Essay

A company wants to purchase large and small delivery trucks. The company wants to purchase about 10 large and 15 small trucks. Each large truck costs $30,000 and has a 10 ton capacity. Each small truck costs $20,000 and has a 7 ton capacity. The company wants to have about 200 tons of capacity and spend about $600,000.
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Formulate a goal programming model of this problem.

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Definitions:

Committed by Employee

Acts or omissions carried out by an employee in the course of their employment.

Dismissal Without Notice

A termination of employment where the employer ends the employment relationship without any prior notice to the employee.

Employee Wrongdoing

Actions by an employee that violate company policies or laws.

Serious Breach

A significant violation of a contractual agreement that results in substantial harm or allows the aggrieved party to terminate the contract.