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Progress Technologies
Pijoan, D.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-253-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsA manager wants to estimate the sales volume for next year using a list of current and potential customers. For each customer, he has the possible sale and the probability of such sale.Starting at €8.20
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Magic Diamonds
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Bardolet Urgellès, DavidCase AD-266-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThe case uses optimization techniques to determine allocation of offices. The objective is to minimize the total traveling distances, rental cost of offices and differences for sales potential between zones. The solution obtained by linear programming is compared with the intuitive solution initially proposed.Starting at €8.20
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Fugesa Portuguesa
Murillo de Araoz J. F.; Torres R.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-275-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsA fast food chain has to design an optimal expansion plan of franchises in a new market. The case sets the stage to model this situation using integer programming. The situation includes constraints of a financial, human resources and strategic nature. In particular, the financial constraints limit the negative magnitude of both the annual and the cumulative cash flows.Starting at €8.20
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Movies online (B)
Rata, Cristina; Ariño, Miguel Angel; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-278-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsPart (B) describes how to fit a lognormal distribution to the five percentiles given in Part (A) of the case. Given this lognormal distribution, a straightforward Monte-Carlo simulation model can be implemented to find the alternative with the smallest expected cost.Starting at €5.74
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FeelGood Pharmaceuticals
Esmanhoto L. G.; Pipkins S.; Pipkins L.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-293-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsUse of integer programming to take advantage of volume discounts of providers, while satisfying quality and volume contraints.Starting at €8.20
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Specialty Metals
Lambert, A.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-262-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsFive wagons with 760 drums had to be allocated in containers, each with 60 drums, without splitting the 83 lots of 8 to 12 drums each.Starting at €8.20
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Car Gadgets
Macció R.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-294-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsMarco has to decide the type of car and the gadgets that he wants, subject to the company's budget constraint. He will use a knapsack method to find the right combination.Starting at €8.20
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Basics of statistics
Bardolet Urgellès, David; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Gómez, JavierTechnical Note ADN-256-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis technical note reviews the most basic concepts of statistics. Some measures of centrality (mean and median) are introduced, along with the most commonly used measures of variability (variance, standard deviation and range). The note is intended for students who need to revise the basic concepts that will later be used in the quantitative analysis courses.Starting at €8.20
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Introduction to Optimization
Cabot, J.; Baucells Alibés, ManelTechnical Note ADN-265-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis note introduces the available procedures to tackle three common types of optimization problems: Non-linear, linear, and integer optimization. In each case, we provide examples of real applications, and introduce the corresponding optimization procedures to solve them. It also reviews heuristic procedures to tackle more general problems. Three appendices explain (1) the graphical intuition of LP in the case of 2 decision variables, (2) the us...Starting at €8.20
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Auctions and Bidding
Baucells Alibés, ManelTechnical Note ADN-261-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsThis note introduces and analyses the four basic types of auctions: the ascending bid auction (oral or English auction), the descending bid auction (Dutch auction), the first-price sealed bid auction, and the second-price sealed bid auction. The author discusses the optimal bidding strategies for each type of auction under certain assumptions. The note includes an Exhibit that derives the optimal equilibrium strategies in first-price sealed bid a...Starting at €8.20