Southern New Hampshire University Wk 15 Integer Linear Programming Worksheet

I’m working on a business question and need an explanation to help me study.

Problem 1Snookers Restaurant is open from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm daily. Besides the hours they are open for business, workers are needed an hour before opening and an hour after closing for setup and cleanup activities. The restaurant operates with both full-time and part-time workers on the following shifts:

Maintenance at a major theme park in central Florida is an ongoing process that occurs 24 hours a day. Because it is a long drive from most residential areas to the park, employees do not like to work shifts of fewer than eight hours. These eight-hour shifts start every four hours throughout the day. The number of maintenance workers needed at different times throughout the day varies. The following table summarizes the minimum number of employees needed in each four-hour time period.