5.1 Introductory Example
SilComputers makes quarterly decisions about their product mix. While their full product line
includes hundreds of products, we will consider a simpler problem with just two products: notebook
computers and desktop computers. SilComputers would like to know how many of each product to
produce in order to maximize prot for the quarter.
There are a number of limits on what SilComputers can produce. The ma jor constraints are as