Question: MAX & MIKE (MM) Sport Sdn. Bhd. makes two (2) types of hockey goal keeper gloves; Regular model and Catcher model. The process for making

MAX & MIKE (MM) Sport Sdn. Bhd. makes two (2) types of hockey goal keeper gloves; Regular model and Catcher model. The process for making gloves are cutting & sewing, finishing and packaging & shipping. Each process is done in three (3) separate production sections called cutting & sewing section, finishing section and packaging & shipping section. The firm wants to decide on the quantities of Regular and Catcher models in order to maximize total profit. The relevant data on the hours required in each process and the maximum hours available per production section are given in the Table 1 below:

Table 1:

MODEL

PRODUCTION PROCESS TIME (HOURS)

PROFIT PER GLOVE

CUTTING & SEWING

FINISHING

PACK & SHIP

REGUAR MODEL

1

0.5

1/8

5

CATCHER MODEL

1.5

1/3

1/4

8

LABOUR HOURS AVAILABLE PER SECTION

900

300

100

(a) Formulate the Linear Programming (LP) model for this problem.

b) Develop and find the optimal solution using the graphical solution procedure.

c) Determine the total profit MM Sport Sdn Bhd can earn with the given optimal production quantities?

(d) How many hours of production time will be scheduled in each department?

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