NORTHWEST NEWSPRINT, INC (A) CASE STUDY

Assessment Instrument Cover Sheet
Course Code: BOPM406 Course Title: Transportation and distribution
Semester: Spring Academic Year: 2021-2022
Assessment Instrument: Assignment 2 Due Date: 15 April 2022
Course Instructor: Dr. Arij LAHMAR
College/Department: DBS
This assessment instrument assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLO):
Question SN CLO # CLO Description Question Total
Mark
Student Mark
Questions 1
and 2
CLO 1 Assess UAE/GCC/Global
organizations’ cost of
transportation and distribution
and pricing over the short and
long run
/5 /
Questions 5 CLO 2 Understand the economic and
operational characteristics of
transportation and distribution
modes and the carrier strategy of
organizations in UAE/GCC/Global
perspective
/ 3 /
Questions 3
and 4
CLO 3 Analyze the transportation and
distribution management practices
in UAE/GCC and global markets
from both the shipper and carrier
perspectives
/ 7 /
Total Mark 15
*Linkages to Program Outcomes and Concentration Outcomes are provided in the Syllabus.
Student Name: …………………………………………………………………………….
Student ID No: …………………………………………………………………………….
UD Policies & Procedures |Educational Program
EP 3.9 Appendix VI 04-06-17
Please read the case “NORTHWEST NEWSPRINT, INC (A)” uploaded on Moodle.
Based on the case details, can you answer the following questions:
Q1. What is Northwest’s overall objective?
Q2. What types of constraints do we need to consider?
Q3. Formulate the problem as LP and solve it using:
• Northwest Corner Method
• Least Cost Method
• Vogel’s Method
Q4. What is the total profit under the original allocation?
Q5. If NORTHWEST NEWSPRINT, INC (A) company offer a rate discounts on volume larger
than 100 000 tones, how this could affect your allocation solution?