Preview (2 of 1 Pages)100%Purchase to unlockPage 1Loading page ...ExploringtheRelevanceoftheGraphicalMethodinLinearProgrammingforDecisionMakingDiscussion3Notverymanyrealworldexamplesuseonlytwovariables,andthosethatdocanusuallybesolvedmuchmoreeasilybyguessandcheckmethodsratherthanLPmodels.Whythendowestudythegraphicalmethod?Bespecific.Whilelinearprogrammingmodelsmaynotaccommodateenoughvariablestorunevenasmallbusiness,theycanbeeffectiveforuseasadecisionmakingtoolforindividualsituations.Forexample:sayagivendepartmentwithinanorganizationhasbeenrunningoverbudgetforseveralquartersandtwooptionsforreductionsinoperatingexpensesforthatdepartmenthavebeenproposed.Alinearprogrammingmodelcouldbeconstructedtohelpdeterminetheoptimalmixbetweenthetwomeasureswithinafeasibleregiononagraphicalrepresentation.UsingagraphicalrepresentationofanLPmodelcanhelpdecisionmakersbettervisualizetheoptimalregionwithinagivenfeasibleregion.ReferencesTaylor,B.W.(2011customEd.).Introductiontomanagementscience.Boston,MA:PearsonLearningSolutions.|\—StudyXYPage 2Report