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AGROESSA: An LP Optimization Model for Coffee Sales in La Esperanza AgroIndustrial
de Waal P. N.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-299-EService and Operations ManagementRufino Herrera, the president of AGROESSA, was pondering the implications of the recommendations which came out of the work of Nico de Waal, an MBA student who worked for AGROESSA as a summer intern in 2004. The recommendations focussed on AGROESSA's cash flow management during the coffee harversting season. It was argued that AGROESSA could improve its profits by carefully considering when and to which market it should sell its coffee production...Starting at €8.20
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Anderson Bicycle Company
Littell A.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-316-EService and Operations ManagementAnderson manufactured two specialized models of bicycles in a single plant. Manufacturing operations were grouped into four departments: frame stamping; drivetrain assembly; Alpha model assembly; and Delta model assembly. The two models use these resources with different intensities, and they have different contribution margins. The objective is to use linear programming to calculate the production plan that maximizes profits.Starting at €8.20