Introduces some of the key concepts in linear programming - formulation of the problem, costs, shadow prices, and lower costs. The setting, while artificial, fairly typical: the company produces two models of trucks in the four departments of production, it must determine the "optimal" production mix to obtain information about the selling price, cost of production, as well as capacity requirements "Hide
By Anirudh Dhebar Source: HBS Premier Case Collection 4 pages. Publication Date: March 24, 1989. Prod. #: 189163-PDF-ENG
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