Question: The following data is the gathered data from a manufacturing plant that fabricates three sub assemblies, S 1 , S 2 , and S 3

The following data is the gathered data from a manufacturing plant that fabricates three sub assemblies, S1, S2, and S3, in a pre-planned manufacturing sequence in four workshops. The output rates of the four workshops, in units of products per hour, are given in this data. W1 outputs 20 S1 per hour. W1 outputs 30 S2 per hour. W1 outputs 60 S3 per hour. available working hours in W1 is 150. W2 outputs 40 S1 per hour. W2 outputs 25 S2 per hour. available working hours in W2 is 160. W3 outputs 10 S2 per hour. W3 outputs 20 S3 per hour. available working hours in W3 is 130. W4 outputs 22 S2 per hour. W4 outputs 5 S3 per hour. available working hours in W4 is 100. For instance, S1 only needs to be processed in Workshops W1 and W2 and Workshop W1 outputs 20 S1 per hour. The company owner wants to make maximum profit by manufacturing the best possible product mix, in the coming month.
As the company moves forward with their manufacturing plant operations, it is important to consider some critical information. to ensure optimal production and maximise profit, the company must schedule W1 and W2 for at least 100 hours. it is also crucial that they meet the minimum demand of 1000 units for S1 in the upcoming month. to achieve this, they must male sure that they have enough of the unique assembly components required for both S1 and S3. unfortunately, they only have 42000 units of this component available for the coming month. s1 requires one unit of this assembly component, while s3 requires three units. the main goal is to ensure that they meet their production goals and satisfy the customer demand in the most profitable manner.
(a) develop a linear programming model that helps the company achieve such a goal. clearly present all decision variables, the objective function and the constraints.
(b) solve the model in (a) using microsoft solver

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