What are you setting your equations equal to since it doesnt give you any resources.

1/23/2006 5:26:30 PM

Thats what im confused on too. Any help would be great.

1/23/2006 8:50:43 PM

i have a mac and can't get lindo running on it, but working it out on paper, i figured that...
obviously, you're going to max the costs, and i dont have that data in front of me, but without resources, your only resource is the work day.

so, if you can paint 700 of unit 1 in a day maxed out, or 800 of unit 2 maxed out, would an appropriate equation be this?

( x1 / 700 ) + ( x2 / 800 ) = 1
(units / 1 day) / (units) = 1 day

so if you made 350 of unit 1, you're using 50% of your productivity, leaving... do the math.... 400 of unit 2 that can be produced.
and you would make the same thing with the engines, right?


i think it works except,
my only question is, should we keep track somehow of the fact that we're likely producing more engines than cars we can paint. do we allow for this?

1/23/2006 10:21:18 PM

you guys get anything or figure anything out? i think what i have is kind of on the right track, but wrong.

1/24/2006 10:13:59 AM

I still am having no luck, i attempted to set it up the same way he did in class, but have been getting stuck, i guess im going to go to Mann Lab and work on it about 12ish.

1/24/2006 10:18:06 AM

I emailed Dr. Baugh asking for some general advice on how to set up a resource-less problem. His vague response was ...

"you're the manager and you show up at work ... what
do you need to tell your employees to do that day?"

When I asked him if two decision variables were all that was needed, he confirmed that this was the case.

so.... ill be in mann lab before class working on it. holler.

1/24/2006 11:12:36 AM