Kelson Sporting Equipment, Inc

Problem Statement

Kelson Sporting Equipment, Inc. (Kelson) is looking to maximize profits from its manufact
comany produces two different types of baseballs gloves: a Regular model glove and Catch

There are four stages of opertions for required to produce each glove. Each operation has
hours available.

Maximum Time

Cutting / Sewing
900

Production Time (hours)

Finishing
Packaging/Shipping
300
100

Production time requirement for each glove is given in the following table.
Model
Regular Model
Catcher's Model

Cutting / Sewing
1
1 1/2

Production Time (hours)

Finishing
Packaging/Shipping
1/2
1/8
1/3
1/4

The profit for each type of glove is given in the table below:
Model
Regular Model
Catcher's Model

Profit / Glove
$5
$8

Linear Program

We denote the number of Regular model gloves as R and the number of Catcher's model g
program is given by:
Max 5 R+8 C
s.t.
8( &1 R+3/2 C900)
8( &1/2 R+1/3 R300)
8( &1/8 R+1/4 C100)
8( &R,C0)

Solution Methodology

We will find the optimal solution using Excel Solver. The Solver method will be set to "Sim
linear problem.

ze profits from its manufacturing operations. The

gular model glove and Catcher's model glove.

h glove. Each operation has a maximum number of

wing table.

umber of Catcher's model gloves as C. The Linear

er method will be set to "Simplex LP" since this is a

Kelson Sporting Equipment, Inc

Linear Program
+
..
8( & +/ )
8( &/ +/ )
8( &/ +/ )
8( &, )
where R is the number of Regular Model
gloves and C is the number of Catcher's
Model gloves

Coefficients

Model
Regular Model
Catcher's Model
Maximum Time

Model
Decision Variables

Regular Model ( R )
Catcher's Model ( C )

Objective Function (to Maximimize)

Legend (or Colour coding)
Total Profit
Cells where entries can be made
Objective Function - Caluclated Value
Calculated Values

Constraints
Cutting / Sewing
Finishing
Packaging / Shipping
Regular Model
Catcher's Model

Production Time (hours)

Cutting / Sewing

Finishing

Packaging/Shipping

Profit per Glove

1/2

1/8

$5

1 1/2

1/3

1/4

$8

900

300

100

Number Produced
500
150

Function (to Maximimize)

$3,700

=G19*J9+G20*J10

LHS
725
300
100
500
150

RHS

LHS

<=
<=
<=

900
300
100

=G9*G19+G10*G20
=H9*G19+H10*G20
=I9*G19+I10*G20

<=
<=
<=

>=
>=

0
0

=G19
=G20

>=
>=

RHS
=G11
=H11
=I11
0
0