A Plant Manager for a Sporting Goods Manufacturer Is in Charge

question 52

Essay

A plant manager for a sporting goods manufacturer is in charge of assigning the manufacture of four new aluminum products to four different departments.Because of varying expertise and workloads,the different departments can produce the new products at various rates.If only one product is to be produced by each department and the daily output rates are given in the table below,which department should manufacture which product to maximize total daily product output? (Note: Department 1 does not have the facilities to produce golf clubs.) $$\begin{array} { c c c c c } \hline \text { Department } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Baseball } \\\text { Bats }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Tennis } \\\text { Rackets }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Golf } \\\text { Clubs }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Racquetball } \\\text { Rackets }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 100 & 60 & X & 80 \\2 & 100 & 80 & 140 & 100 \\3 & 110 & 75 & 150 & 120 \\4 & 85 & 50 & 100 & 75 \\\hline \hline\end{array}$$ Formulate this assignment problem as a linear program.

Recognize the equations and methods for calculating gear specifications such as pitch, addendum, and dedendum.

Interpret technical drawings and notation specific to gear design and manufacturing.

Understand the liabilities and responsibilities of banks in various scenarios involving bounced checks, postdated checks, and stop-payment orders.

Identify and explain the consequences of insufficient funds and bank charges associated with bounced checks.

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Definitions:

Filament

End-to-end chains of cells that form as cell division occurs in only one plane; in plants, the elongated stalk of a stamen.

Stamen

The male reproductive organ of a flower, typically consisting of a filament and an anther, which produces pollen.

Angiosperms

Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit; they are the largest and most diverse group in the plant kingdom.

Sporophyte

The diploid, spore-producing phase in the life cycle of a plant that alternates with the gametophyte.