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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Chandpur Enterprises Limited, Steel Division
Bodily, Samuel E.; Mittal, AkshayCase DARDEN-QA-0761-EDecision AnalysisThe managing director of a steel plant faces the decision of how much of each raw material to order for the plant for the following month. Due to lower and upper bounds on the amounts of each raw material in a batch and varying amounts of electricity and time consumed for different raw materials, one can’t simply use the cheapest raw material. A linear program and the solver optimization function of Excel will provide the optimal amounts that mee...Starting at €8.20
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Chandpur Enterprises Limited, Paper Division
Weiss, Elliott N.; Mittal, AkshayCase DARDEN-OM-1438-EService and Operations ManagementOne month after joining the family business -- a recycled paper manufacturer in Chandpur, India -- a recent graduate must confront an arcane inventory ordering process that has led to both a stock-out and an overstock within six months of each other. This disguised case requires that students cope with the variable nature of a supply chain for recovered waste paper in addition to logistic and projection concerns.Starting at €8.20