Marianne, an analyst for Geneva Bank, has been asked by her boss, Laura, to look into the returns from loan interests. She uses linear programming to get more insights about the issue and she walks into Laura’s office with nothing else but a printout of the Solver sensitivity report.
Learning Objective
The minicase puts emphasis on going beyond the optimal solution and tries to help students understand how to use the sensitivity report provided by Solver in order to discuss different scenarios.
Keywords
Optimization, Linear Programming, Sensitivity Analysis, Banking, Production Management, Operations Management, Operations
Type
Generalized Experience
Available Languages
English
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