Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 11.9, Problem 36P
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Interpretation: Assuming a minimax rectilinear objective, the problem 28 needs to be solved.

Concept Introduction: The line that passes through or drawn through points having the same value is called a contour line.

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