DXX I NDIAN I NSTITUTE A HMEDABAD OF M ANAGEMENT IIMA/QM-xxx Merton Trucks Case Note Abstract We discuss Merton Trucks [Dhe90a] as a case to introduce linear programming in the MBA program. This case adapted from Sherman Motor Company case‚ was used to introduce Linear Programming formulations as well as duality. Refer to the teaching note [Dhe90b]. Our approach differs from the approach suggested by Dhebar [Dhe90b]. First‚ our audience consists pre-dominantly of engineers with not too much work
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Food Transportation Climbing onto a vehicle (truck‚ forklift etc.) There are several reasons from which one personnel might be climbing onto a truck. These may include: adjusting loads or tarps‚ fixing lights or even fixing wipers on the windshield of the vehicle. One of the ideal options is to secure the load or tarps from the platform or at the height of the cargo area. In the event that this may be deemed impractical the trucks should incorporate properly designed footsteps and handholds to
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injured in a Texas 18 wheeler truck accident near Chappel Hill‚ in Washington County‚ recently received a settlement of $435‚000 after being represented by The Carlson Law Firm (Cause No 2011-CI-00049). The suit was filed in the 150th Judicial District Court of Bexar County‚ Texas. According to the Texas personal injury attorneys‚ the lawsuit stemmed from mounting medical costs endured by the family after their vehicle was struck from behind by a tractor trailer truck in April 2007. Approaching the
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The proponent provided a Truck Delivery System for Landbase Transport Corporation. The proposed system gave the complete list of all the trucks to transport the ordered materials. Through that‚ the person in charge for assigning trucks to transport the ordered materials to their client’s customers can easily determine which truck is available on the desired date of delivery. In case no trucks available‚ the personnel can easily check and track‚ which truck‚ will arrive first. This will result
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Bringing the Food Truck Revolution to Goa The mobile food industry has seen a massive resurgence‚ especially in big urban areas in the west. From their kitchens-on-wheels‚ they’re serving everything from sandwiches to gourmet cupcakes to cuisines from all over the world. And customers are gobbling it up. The new breed of mobile trucks sport vibrant colours and branding imagery. They are also tech and social media savvy‚ often using Twitter and Facebook to announce their locations. Many are owned
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Jennifer Collins Ent 1000 3-20-2013 Industry Paper Food Truck vs. Organic Trucks The street food trend has been a growing industry nationwide. According to American City Business Journal of Orlando‚ Fl.‚ “more than 3‚000 street vendors made $1.3 billion in revenue in 2010‚ a 12.7% jump from the revenue from the prior year. The average startup cost of a food truck is only about $5‚000-50‚000 and the yearly profit potential can be anywhere from $100-250‚000 per year.” The list of costs for startup
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Leasing versus Buying a Car New car buyers are usually faced with two options when they decide to purchase a new car : to buy the car or to lease it . For most families and individuals ‚ purchasing a new car is usually a very big decision that has a significant financial setback . Car dealers usually present car buyers with two options when financing a car purchase : to buy or to lease . While both options cost money both in the short term and the long run ‚ leasing is generally easier
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CASE STUDY: HDT TRUCK COMPANY Question 1: Categories Seaway Baltimore general information cost/truck general information cost/truck load and block to the rail $40/truck $40.0 $120/2 trucks $60.0 rail rate $180/truck $180.0 $1‚792/2 trucks $896.0 handle at the port of origin $200/truck $200.0 freight rate $2‚400*30 days/50 trucks $1‚440.0 $1‚440/truck $1‚440.0 insurance $210/truck $210.0 $150/truck $150.0 wharfage charge $2*535 feet $21.4 load and stow cargo $4‚000/50 trucks $80.0 tolls
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“Tasty Taco Truck” has many competitions across the city of Houston. One of the main competition of “Tasty Taco Truck” is “Cupcake and a Smile‚” which primarily sells cupcakes to its customers. They have about 10-15 food trucks that constantly travel around the town. Another major competition of “Tasty Taco Truck” is the “The Waffle Bus‚” which serves waffles and other morning foods to its customers. However‚ “The Waffle Bus” only has five food trucks. “Tasty Taco Truck” has a monopolistic competition
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04/30/2012 Loving the food truck trend. This year during my spring break‚ I travelled to New York City. It was impossible not to notice the large amount of trucks serving food all across the Prince street of SoHo‚ and the huge quantity of customers lined up waiting anxiously for their food to be served. The food looked simple‚ but well presented in small paper plates. Everything from tacos‚ to sandwiches to Greek gyros were provided by these trucks. More than food‚ the trucks seemed to be providing
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