Business Model Andrew loves candy! His father's candy bars were very famous in the city, and everyone was buying them. Although the income wasn't too good, it helped with some family expense. In 2012 Andrew decides to turn the random candy sales into a family business. He planned for 3 suppliers (S1, S2 and 53) to supply respectively molds, cooking products and boxes for the products. Andrew and his 2 brothers built several small production compounds located in different cities. Compounds A and B are in city AB and are being supplied by supplier S1. Compound C is in city CC and is supplied by supplier S2. S2 also supplies compound B if needed. The 2 suppliers work independently and provide different resources. Andrew likes working with both of his suppliers, 51 and 52, and does not want to change or lose any of them. Supplier S3 supplies compounds A, B, and C only if S1 or S2 cannot do that. Andrew's products are being sold in three different shops - M1, M2 and M3. The products are being selectively sent to the shops. The production lane starts at compound A. The candy bars produced there are sent to shop M1 if they match specific taste quality margins or sent to shop M2 if they are well packed. When shop M1 receives complaints about the quality of the products, they send them to compound B for modifications. If the complaints are related to poor packing, the products are being sent to compound C. Shop M2 does exactly the opposite -- products that require new packing are sent to compound B, and all expired or quality complaints products are sent for modifications to compound C. Both compounds, B and C ship the improved products to shop M3. Shop M3 is the only shop Andrew deals with, which has the capacity to improve packing and quality of the products in addition to selling them. Andrew's sales analyses indicate that due to constant improvement of products quality and variety, the demand for his candy remains high. Unfortunately, they also indicate that Andrew has a lot of additional expenses related to maintenance of the compounds, shipping cost and storage. He soon realizes that he needs to review the use of all facilities and close or combine some of them. In a search for an optimal solution, he sends a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the company you work for wins the bidding. You are being assigned the task to review, analyze and propose an improvement plan to Andrew. List of Duties The list of duties you need to perform is as follows: 1. Create a state-transition diagram that reflects the current structure of Andrew's business. Instructions: Give a formal definition of the current Finite State Analysis. 2. Identify if it's possible to perform minimization of the business processes. (Hint: clarify if Andrew is using DFA or NFA model.) 3. Rearrange the current state-transition model and propose a minimized model supported with state-transition table and diagram that indicate improved use of his facilities and assure minimization of his expenses. Instructions: Give a formal definition of your proposed DFA. Business Model Andrew loves candy! His father's candy bars were very famous in the city, and everyone was buying them. Although the income wasn't too good, it helped with some family expense. In 2012 Andrew decides to turn the random candy sales into a family business. He planned for 3 suppliers (S1, S2 and 53) to supply respectively molds, cooking products and boxes for the products. Andrew and his 2 brothers built several small production compounds located in different cities. Compounds A and B are in city AB and are being supplied by supplier S1. Compound C is in city CC and is supplied by supplier S2. S2 also supplies compound B if needed. The 2 suppliers work independently and provide different resources. Andrew likes working with both of his suppliers, 51 and 52, and does not want to change or lose any of them. Supplier S3 supplies compounds A, B, and C only if S1 or S2 cannot do that. Andrew's products are being sold in three different shops - M1, M2 and M3. The products are being selectively sent to the shops. The production lane starts at compound A. The candy bars produced there are sent to shop M1 if they match specific taste quality margins or sent to shop M2 if they are well packed. When shop M1 receives complaints about the quality of the products, they send them to compound B for modifications. If the complaints are related to poor packing, the products are being sent to compound C. Shop M2 does exactly the opposite -- products that require new packing are sent to compound B, and all expired or quality complaints products are sent for modifications to compound C. Both compounds, B and C ship the improved products to shop M3. Shop M3 is the only shop Andrew deals with, which has the capacity to improve packing and quality of the products in addition to selling them. Andrew's sales analyses indicate that due to constant improvement of products quality and variety, the demand for his candy remains high. Unfortunately, they also indicate that Andrew has a lot of additional expenses related to maintenance of the compounds, shipping cost and storage. He soon realizes that he needs to review the use of all facilities and close or combine some of them. In a search for an optimal solution, he sends a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the company you work for wins the bidding. You are being assigned the task to review, analyze and propose an improvement plan to Andrew. List of Duties The list of duties you need to perform is as follows: 1. Create a state-transition diagram that reflects the current structure of Andrew's business. Instructions: Give a formal definition of the current Finite State Analysis. 2. Identify if it's possible to perform minimization of the business processes. (Hint: clarify if Andrew is using DFA or NFA model.) 3. Rearrange the current state-transition model and propose a minimized model supported with state-transition table and diagram that indicate improved use of his facilities and assure minimization of his expenses. Instructions: Give a formal definition of your proposed DFA