Question 4.107

1. Interview a local businessperson who is in charge of deciding the product mix for a business. Must this business take into consideration situations other than minimum and resource constraints? If so, what are these considerations? Find out what methods the person uses to make production policy decisions. Is linear programming used? Are other methods used? If so, what are they? Write a report of your findings, and add some of your own conclusions about the usefulness of linear programming for this business.