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Linear programming

chgchksg128 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:28:09 +0800

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...23002100AAIU9a5

Solutions Plus is an industrial chemicals company that produces specialized cleaning fluids and solvents for a wide variety of applications. Solutions Plus just recieved an invitation to submit a bid to supply Great North American Railroad with a cleaning fluid for locomotives. Great Noth American needs the cleaning fluid at 11 locations (railway stations). It provided the following information to Solutions Plus regarding the number of gallons of cleaning fluid required at each location (See Table 10.9)

Solutions Plus can produce the cleaning fluid at its Cincinnati plant for $1.20 per gallon. Even though the Cincinnati location is its only plant, Solutions Plus has negotiated with an industrial chemicals company in Oakland, CA to produce and ship up to 50,000 gallons of the locomotive cleaning fluid to selected Solutions Plus customer locations. The Oakland company will charge Solutions Plus $1.65 per gallon to produce the cleaning fluid, but Solutions Plus thinks that the lower shipping costs to Oakland to some customer locations may offset the added cost to produce the product.

The president of Solutions Plus, Charlie Weaver, contacted several trucking companies to negotiate shipping rates between the two production facilities (Cincinnati and Oakland) and the locations where the railroad locomotives are cleaned. Table 10.10 shows the quotes received in terms of dollars per gallon. The -- entries in Table 10.10 identify shipping routes that will not be considered because of the large distances involved. These quotes for shipping rates are guaranteed for one year.

To submit a bid to the railroad company, Solutions Plus must determine the price per gallon they will charge. Solutions Plus usually sells its cleaning fluids for 15% more than its cost to produce and deliver the product, however, Fred Roedel, the director of marketing, suggested that maybe the company should consider a smaller profit margin. In addition, to ensure that if Solutions Plus wins the bid, that they will have adequate capacity to satisfy existing orders as well as accept orders for other new business, the management team decided to limit the number of gallons of the locomotive cleaning fluid produced in the Cincinnati plant to 500,000 gallons at most.

You are asked to make recommendations that will help Solutions Plus prepare a bid. Your report should address, but not be limited to the following issues:

1. If Solutions Plus wins the bid, which production facility (Cincinnati or Oakland) should supply the cleaning fluid to the locations where the locomotives are cleaned? How much should be shipped from each facility to each locations?

2. What is the breakeven point for Solutions Plus? That is, how low can the company go on its bid without losing money.

3. If solutions plus wants to use its standard 15% markup, how much should it bid?

4. Freight costs are significantly altered by the price of oil. The contract on which Solutions Plus is bidding is for two years. Discuss how the fluctuation in freight costs might affect the bid Solutions Plus submits.

Table is in below link

http://www.ziddu.com/download/7856166/Tabl...910.10.xls.html

My question is the Oakland capacity is 50,000 or 500,000.
If the capacity is just 50,000, it even not enough supply for the demand, right?

Taylors is not as great as before in twining ?

chgchksg128 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:28:00 +0800

Taylor's collge (now known as Taylor's university college) is one of the best collge 10 years ago. The twinning program liase with university like below:
UK: University of Bristol, University of Sheffield
Australia: Victoria University, RMIT

Most UK twinning is (1+2) in business and enigineering
Australia is mostly business

Now, they alliace with UWE, university West England and UniSA, univesrity South Australia. Both are offered in business only.
They are promoting their own degree and no twinning for engineering degree.

Lets look at their competitor, Sunway university collge. They do not offer engineering undergraduate programs. They have liase with Lancaster University from UK which is a decent university.

Segi is liased with University of Sunderland and Sheffield. However it is a 3+0 degree.

surprisingly Inti offers better transfer programs compare a decade ago. They offered transfer programs that allow student study in UK and AUs after one or two year in INTI. Those university is decent as well, such as the University of Leeds , University of Hull , University of Bradford , University of Birmingham , University of Hertfordshire.

Is Taylor's concentrate in A levels and promoting their own degree?
If lack of twinning programmes, student may be to spend more to study in decent university in UK or Australia.
I am not understand why Taylors or SUnway stop liase with famous university. A move they upgrades to university college?

Share your opinion...

Who has actually use Kirkland minoxidil 5%?

chgchksg128 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:05:09 +0800

I get to know Kirkland minoxidil 5% is a much more cheaper alternative to the Rogaine.
I never use it, but want to try it out.
I get to know that Minoxidil is only effective for short term, has anyone use it for over 2 years?
I read in other forum that many has hair regrow at early stage but loss their hair gradually after one or two year.

Also, how u guys apply? I read in review that it need an hour to dry after applying minoxidil. It is quite tedious?

How you guys buy Kirkland minoxidil?
Online via ebay from oversea seller is much more cheaper. Anyone try to buy before?

plase share, thanks.

Renesial Leong or Azizi Ali

chgchksg128 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:01:16 +0800

I am planning to buy a property soon.
However I have lack of knowledge in this field.
I get to know there are two famous property king and queen in Malaysia which is Renesial Leong and Azizi ALi.
I know many of you have read their books.
Which one investment method is better?
I have no times to read so many books, so I only want to choose one of the writer. espeacilly Azizi ALi has so many books.
So guys, please advice.

confused of contract period and probabtion

chgchksg128 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:38:37 +0800

One compnay offered as belwo and make me confusing.
First, they said in the contract that it will be a one year contract before your will be offered as permanent.
second statement, they said, the probation period is 6 moths.
It sound that if probation is 6 months, employeee should be transfered as permanent.
However, the contract is a year long and employer can expel u without any protection.

anyone face the same problem before?
It seems like the probabtion is a 12 months long to me.

Investment Manager salary

chgchksg128 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:22:12 +0800

I have been offered a Investment manager post.
It is more to business evaluation.
Strangely the paid is way way under my expectation. I would said even a senior executive can paid higher.
I am from another field but they do need my expertise.
I want to change to this field as I think it should have more future.
Furthermore, I am taking my MBA part time.
Just the paid, after nego still very low....

I just want to know what is the actual market paid..
thanks

APT vs Snips

chgchksg128 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:51:22 +0800

I am first time to hair saloon, so SNips and APT which one is better?
Snips in Kelana Jaya, Dataran Glomac, and APT in Low Yat
I knwo that APT charge RM30 for pro stylist, I do not know about Snips. What is the rpice for snips?is it ok in snips?

I want to have a professional look hair cut...guys here anyway

How was your college/ Uni Orientation week?

chgchksg128 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:52:05 +0800

College/ Uni: UPM
Year : 1999
Faculty/ Hostel: Hostel
Orientation story/comment: A waste of time. My hostel mostly malay and their schedule follow thier praying time. The worst thing was need to wake up at 5 am even we slept at 2am. Why wake up at 5 am? Becos muslim need to pray. So non muslim also need to follow. Too much of religious thing duirng the orientation, I felt they have ignored there are still non muslim there.
Those senior misued of thier power to frighten junior, but no ragging was seen during my year.

After so many years, just want to listen how is the young generation orientation like? ANy intersting event? Either local or oversea uni or collge are welcome to drop your view.

Business Process Analyst

chgchksg128 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:55:57 +0800

A good fren of mine has just get the post of Business Process Analyst from a newly established communication company in Malaysia.
He is in fact change from technical to not so technical position, to apply this BPA post.
The post is mostly about the business process improvement, a bit of PMP and alsoISO.
The pay is really so so, but he intended to change field, has to chance to grow.
Is this kind of post, BPA, which I hardly know is a wise move?
The company involve in Wimax, which may b a bit risky and too competitive.
Kindly give some view as I am not in this field and hardly give him advice.

Which deodorant you like most?

chgchksg128 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:16:37 +0800

Just curious what deodorant in the market you guys like most?
Men and women....
I just saw Nivea deodorant for men.
Curious what the price range....
I currently not using any deodorant....
lets discuss.....

UUM vs UTM (MBA)

chgchksg128 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:30:52 +0800

Due to the location and also I only available on weekend, UUM MBA and UTM Mba, which one will u choose between the two?
I am in dilemma to choose...
the fee is 17k for UUM and 20k for UTM

Gua Damai or Camp 5

chgchksg128 — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:55:16 +0800

which one is more cheaper and better for beginner rock climbing?
Thanks

Frost and Sullivan

chgchksg128 — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:11:29 +0800

ANy one work in Frost and Sullivan as a consultant or research department?
How about industry analyst?
Need some insider news....How about the working environment and job nature, paid and benefits..
What is the different of Industry analyst, consulting analyst and research analyst?

Thanks for insider view

East Coast Economic Region

chgchksg128 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:23:57 +0800

I know East Coast Economic Region has recruitment during the jobstreet jobfair last month.
I saw a lot of freshies deposit their resume. I do interested and deposit my resume online.
I do email directly to their HR.
No response at all..
ANyone get call for interview?
anyone work there and mind tell us more of their working environment?

Project Management

chgchksg128 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:32:00 +0800

All that doing Project management or involve in project management.
How many of u have an PMP certificate?
Is ur job currently require to have PMP cert?

Any one know how to study PMP cert in Malaysia?

http://www.pmi.org/

Above is the link to Project management Institute.

Petronas Career Open Day

chgchksg128 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:12:05 +0800

ANy one went to the Petronas Career Open Day on 24 Oct to 27 Oct?
They not stated the time but the location at JW MArriot Bukit Bintang.
ANy go for interview?
What kind of post they offer? Not details in the papers....
Glad that someone can share

ANyone taking MBA or graduated with MBA

chgchksg128 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:39:37 +0800

Any one here is pursuing MBA or actually finished thier MBA studies?
What field you in now?
How much the MBA has change your career path?
Please share here.
I actually read one thread in Essential Education but lack of response, may be these section is more appropriate.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=769705&hl=MBA

Do u satisfy with the course or choice of UPU?

chgchksg128 — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:47:16 +0800

Dp you think with your result, you get what u deserve by UPU?
For example GPA 4.0 in STPM but can not get your first choice course.
If you are not getting what you deserve, please stated here.
We all share your sadness here.

Use this below template:

Course offered by UPU:
GPA STPM:
Your first choice,2nd choice and 3rd choice:
What action will you take:

Which year JPA scholarships offer to Non Bumi?

chgchksg128 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:30:37 +0800

Question, In which year The JPA scholarships to oversea university started to offer to Non Bumiputra?
Any one know it?

Do you think my hair growth after Propecia

chgchksg128 — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:30:40 +0800

Guys, give some comment of my hair growth progress.
I have been propecia medication for over 6 months.
You come and compare my after 6 months photo?
post your photos or progress report here. else i consider your intention is blog-whoring. link removed~mod
Do you think my hair grows more than before?