Question: SOLVE USING solver in excel. This question is of goal programming / LP etc. SHOW COMPLETE STEPS OF EXCEL PLEASE AS I NEED TO UNDERSTAND!

SOLVE USING solver in excel. This question is of goal programming/LP etc. SHOW COMPLETE STEPS OF EXCEL PLEASE AS I NEED TO UNDERSTAND!
Case: PRODUCTION AT MARQUIP
Marquip Manufacturing produces heads for engines used in the manufacture of trucks. The
production line is highly complex, and it measures 900 feet in length. Two types of engine
heads are produced on this line: the P-Head and the H-Head. The P-Head is used in heavy
duty trucks and the H-Head is used in smaller trucks. Because only one type of head can be
produced at a time, the line is set up to manufacture either the P-Head or the H-Head, but not
both. Changeovers are made over a weekend; costs are $500 in going from a setup for the P-
Head to a setup for the H-Head, and vice versa. When set up for the P-Head, the maximum
production rate is 100 units per week and when set up for the H-Head, the maximum
production rate is 80 units per week.
Marquip just shut down for the week after using the line to produce the P-Head. The manager
wants to plan production and changeovers for the next eight weeks. Currently, Marquip's
inventory consists of 125P-Heads and 143H-Heads. Inventory carrying costs are charged at
an annual rate of 19.5 percent of the value of inventory. The production cost for the P-Head is
$225, and the production cost for the H-Head is $310. The objective in developing a
production schedule is to minimize the sum of production cost, plus inventory carrying cost,
plus changeover cost.
Marquip received the following requirements schedule from its customer (an engine
assembly plant) for the next nine weeks:
Safety stock requirements are such that week-ending inventory must provide for at least 80
percent of the next week's demand.
Question:
Prepare a report for Marquip's management with a production and changeover schedule for
the next eight weeks. Be sure to note how much of the total cost is due to production, how
much is due to inventory, and how much is due to changeover.
(Note: Provide all relevant details of the mathematical models used for your analysis)
 SOLVE USING solver in excel. This question is of goal programming/LP

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