Transworld Deliveries is expanding its contract home delivery service into the Northeastern United States. The company anticipates that to accommodate this expansion it will need between 25 and 40 staffed delivery vehicles. Transworld is currently moving 25 of its own vehicles, with drivers, into the Northeast. The daily cost of operating its own fleet is […]
Eastmark Electrical Equipment Manufacturers needs to secure its supply of copper for the next year. The price of copper is extremely volatile because of huge month-to-month variation in demand. Eastmark wants to break even with a hedge against future copper prices. Currently, the market price for copper is reasonably low at $3.25 per pound or […]
Wingman Distributing Company is expanding its supply chain to include a new distribution hub in South Bend. A key decision involves the number of trucks for the facility. The particular model of truck Wingman is considering can be used 5,000 miles a month and will cost $900 a month in capital costs. In addition, each […]
On a daily basis, the Vampire Van is dispatched from Maplewood Hospital to pickup blood and platelet donations made at its local donation centers. The distances in miles between all locations may be found in Table 15.3. a. The Vampire Van travels from Maplewood Hospital (A) to (B) to (C) to (D) to (E) and […]
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