Operations Management
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781259142208
Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 5, Problem 1CQ
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To determine: The number of rows in the demand table.
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Correct option: (c)
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6.
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There are 6 resources and 3 types of flow units. The demand table will consist of rows and columns. The number of rows will be equivalent to the number of resources present in the situation. There are 6 resources and so there will be 6 rows in the demand table.
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