I like this one http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Are-You-Cool,-Man-and-More.aspx (scroll down)
*Not to be Confused with the Abstract F*cktory Pattern* On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Peter Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that's why there's robots. Who needs human lathe workers anymore :) > > j/k > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Jason Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Problems of this type usually have the added wrinkle that the production > > capacities of the lathes are different or the skill of the workers is > > different, and you have to choose which machines to operate and for how > long > > and / or which workers to assign to which machines. > > > > All in all, I was pretty happy with my solution :-) > > > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Peter Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> the solution looks pretty pretty straight forward. it could probably > >> be generalized to allow for n number of lathes. > >> > >> peter > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 3:02 AM, Jason Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> wrote: > >> > Hi All, > >> > > >> > Peter Lin sent me a manual for Xpress-MP (a Fair Isaac product), since > >> > we'd > >> > been discussing some work in the operations research / optimization > >> > domain. > >> > > >> > > >> > In that manual, the first problem that the authors give is the > >> > following: > >> > > >> > The Chess Set Problem > >> > ===================== > >> > A small joinery makes two different sizes of boxwood chess sets. The > >> > small > >> > set requires 3 hours of machining on a lathe, and the large set > requires > >> > 2 > >> > hours. There are four lathes with skilled operators who each work a 40 > >> > hour > >> > week, so we have 160 lathe-hours per week. The small chess set > requires > >> > 1 kg > >> > of boxwood, and the large set requires 3 kg. Unfortunately, boxwood is > >> > scarce and only 200 kg per week can be obtained. When sold, each of > the > >> > large chess sets yields a profit of $20, and one of the small chess > set > >> > has > >> > a profit of $5. > >> > > >> > Q. How many sets of each kind should be made each week so as to > maximize > >> > profit. > >> > > >> > Now, I happen to play chess and I do own an ebony and boxwood chess > set, > >> > so > >> > I couldn't resist trying to solve this problem using rules and Jess. > >> > > >> > I am posting my solution, but don't peek if you want to try it > yourself! > >> > :-) > >> > > >> > I think that it shows how elegant and powerful the Jess language is. > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > Jason > >> > > >> > ----------------------------------------------------------- > >> > Morris Technical Solutions LLC > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > (517) 304-5883 > >> > > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' > >> in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list > >> (use your own address!) List problems? Notify > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Jason Morris > > Morris Technical Solutions LLC > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (517) 304-5883 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' > in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list > (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Jason Morris Morris Technical Solutions LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] (517) 304-5883
