Week 8 Assignment 1
Your work will be graded according to the following rubric.
| Points: 110 | Assignment 1: Linear Programming Case Study |
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| Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F | Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
| Explain what type of problem this is and the approach you are taking (20%) | Did not explain what type of problem this is and the approach taken, or did so insufficiently. | Insufficiently explained what type of problem this is and the approach taken | Partially explained what type of problem this is and the approach taken | Satisfactorily explained what type of problem this is and the approach taken | Thoroughly explained what type of problem this is and the approach taken |
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Objective function specified correctly in writeup (10%) | Objective function is specified incorrectly, with both coefficients incorrect or missing. | Objective function is specified, but one (1) coefficient is incorrect. | Coefficients for objective function are correct, but whether this is a max or min problem is incorrect. |
| Objective function is specified correctly. |
| Constraints are specified correctly in writeup (10%) | Constraints are specified incorrectly or missing. | Some constraints are correctly specified. | Most constraints are correctly specified. | All constraints are correctly specified, buy applicable nonnegativity constraints are omitted. | All constraints are correctly specified, including nonnegativity constraints, if applicable. |
| Specified L.P. Model is correctly translated to Excel (10%) | Specified L.P. Model is incorrectly translated into Excel | Specified model is translated to Excel in a partially correct manner | Specified model is translated to Excel in a mostly correct manner |
| Specified model is correctly translated to Excel |
| Correct Answer is Obtained (10%) | Correct optimum is not obtained |
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| Correct optimum is obtained |
| Correctly answer the sensitivity analysis part of the problem. (15%) | Did not attempt the sensitivity analysis part of the problem or did so with less than 60% accuracy and completeness | Insufficiently explained and/or provided a partially correct answer to the sensitivity analysis part of the problem | Partially explained and/or provided a partially correct answer to the sensitivity analysis part of the problem | Satisfactorily explained and correctly answered the sensitivity analysis part of the problem | Thoroughly explained and correctly answered the sensitivity analysis part of the problem |
| Correctly answer the shadow price part of the problem. (15%) | Did not attempt the sensitivity analysis part of the problem or did so with less than 60% accuracy and completeness | Insufficiently explained and/or provided a partially correct answer to the sensitivity analysis part of the problem | Partially explained and/or provided a partially correct answer to the sensitivity analysis part of the problem | Satisfactorily explained and correctly answered the sensitivity analysis part of the problem | Thoroughly explained and correctly answered the sensitivity analysis part of the problem |
| 5. Writing / Grammar and mechanics (10%) | Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. |