Photon Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of batteries for mobile phones, signed a contract with a large electronics manufacturer to produce three models of lithium-ion battery packs for a new line of phones. The contract calls for the following. Battery Pack Production Quantity PT-100 PT-200 PT-300 PT-100 PT-200 Photon Technologies can manufacture the battery packs at manufacturing plants located in the Philippines and Mexico. The unit cost of the battery packs differs at the two plants because of differences in production equipment and wage rates. The unit costs for each battery pack at each manufacturing plant are as follows. Product Philippines Mexico $0.98 PT-300 s.t. PT-100 Production $0.95 PT-200 Production $0.98 PT-300 Production $1.34 202,000 101,000 149,000 The PT-100 and PT-200 battery packs are produced using similar production equipment available at both plants. However, each plant has a limited capacity for the total number of PT-100 and PT-200 battery packs produced. The combined PT-100 and PT-200 production capacities are 175,000 units at the Philippines plant and 160,000 units at the Mexico plant. The PT-300 production capacities are 75,000 units at the Philippines plant and 100,000 units at the Mexico plant. The cost of shipping from the Philippines plant is $0.18 per unit, and the cost of shipping from the Mexico plant is $0.10 per unit. (a) Develop a linear program that Photon Technologies can use to determine how many units of each battery pack to produce at each plant to minimize the total production and shipping cost (in dollars) associated with the new contract. (Assume P, number of PT-100 battery packs produced at the Philippines plant, P₂- number of PT-200 battery packs produced at the Philippines plant, P, number of PT-300 battery packs produced at the Philippines plant, M₁ = number of PT-100 battery packs produced at the Mexico plant, M₂- number of PT-200 battery packs produced at the Mexico plant, My number of PT-300 battery packs produced at the Mexico plant.) Min $1.06 PT-300 Production Mexico Plant $1.15 Combined PT-100 and PT-200 Production Mexico Plant Combined PT-100 and PT-200 Production Philippines Plant PT-300 Production Philippines Plant M₂ M₂ M₂ P P₂ P₂ 20 (b) Solve the linear program developed in part (a) to determine the optimal production plan. (M₂, M₂, M₂, P₂, P₂, P3) - ( What is total cost of the production plan (in dollars). (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)

2. University Students have a choice of living in residence at the university or in private accommodation. The demand for university residence is shown below. The university has 1100 spaces at $200 each, per week, and cannot build more accommodation in the short run. Price per week (S) 300 280 260 240 220 210 200 190 180 Number of students per week 300 420 500 580 650 800 1200 1600 2000 a. What problem results from the current pricing policy? b. How can the problem be solved? c. Estimate the market-clearing price. d. Suppose now that prices from private accommodation and transportation increase, while the prices of university rooms remain unchained. How will these price increases affect demand for university accommodation?

Discuss how new purchasing policies and procedures  at General Motors could be implemented toimprove supplier performance for new models of the Chevy Bolt in the future.

Describe the process of requirements negotiation and conflict resolution in a project involving multiple stakeholders with conflicting priorities.

Lazer Technologies Inc. (LTI) has produced a total of 20 high-power laser systems that could be used to destroy any approaching enemy missiles or aircraft. The 20 units have been produced, funded in part as private research within the research and development arm of LTI, but the bulk of the funding came from a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).   Testing of the laser units has shown that they are effective defense weapons,  and if redesigned to add portability and easier field maintenance, the units could be truck-mounted.   The DoD has asked LTI to submit a bid for 100 more units.   The 20 units that LTI has built so far cost the following amounts and are listed in the order in which they were produced: Use Exhibit 6.4 and Exhibit 6.5.     UNITNUMBER COST($ MILLIONS) UNITNUMBER COST($ MILLIONS) 1   $ 13.0   11 $ 2.2   2     7.5   12   2.1   3     5.8   13   1.9   4     4.5   14   1.9   5     4.0   15   1.7   6     3.5   16   1.7   7     3.1   17   1.5…

There are reasons for failure in contract management. This failure might impact a construction project in terms of time, cost or quality. Identify three causes of failure, their consequences on time/cost/quality and your remedial action:

what sanctions or actions take place if a seal is tampered with? Are there any fines imposed on the shipper or carrier?

Personal Devices Inc., based out of Portland, Oregon, is a manufacturer of premium cell phones. Most of the company’s handsets are equipped with high-end features such as large internal memory, sophisticated texting, camera and music functionalities, and data transfer capabilities. The company is planning to enter the Indian market. One of the senior managers argues that a stripped-down, low-priced model, without any extras, could be the starting point. The company can sell additional features added to the base model at higher price points. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the senior manager’s argument? A) Research suggests that consumers are looking for more variety in this product category.   B) The majority of India’s consumer market is located at the base of the pyramid.   C) Few competitors in the market offer basic cell phones because of increasing customer sophistication.   D) The company will face charges of dumping if it sells the phones at a price…

What  documentation must be obtained and processed  in processing the importation and exportation of refrigerated cargo and perishables. What is the purpose of the documentation used.

Lazer Technologies Inc. (LTI) has produced a total of 20 high-power laser systems that could be used to destroy any approaching enemy missiles or aircraft. The 20 units have been produced, funded in part as private research within the research and development arm of LTI, but the bulk of the funding came from a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).   Testing of the laser units has shown that they are effective defense weapons,  and if redesigned to add portability and easier field maintenance, the units could be truck-mounted.   The DoD has asked LTI to submit a bid for 100 more units.   The 20 units that LTI has built so far cost the following amounts and are listed in the order in which they were produced: Use Exhibit 6.4 and Exhibit 6.5.     UNITNUMBER COST($ MILLIONS) UNITNUMBER COST($ MILLIONS) 1   $ 13.0   11 $ 2.2   2     7.5   12   2.1   3     5.8   13   1.9   4     4.5   14   1.9   5     4.0   15   1.7   6     3.5   16   1.7   7     3.1   17   1.5…