Decision 3: Operations - Materials Blending

Richelieu Specialty Paints has begun making paints for the interior design market. The company starts

the process by blending four base paint mixes that they buy from major manufacturers. They then add

other components to finish off the paint mix to customer specifications. Each of the four base mixes

includes pigment, solvent and three additives. When Richelieu blends the four base mixes they want

the final product to be within these specifications (these numbers are a percentage of total volume):

Pigment: 25% x 30%

Solvent: 60% x 65%

Additive 1: 3% x 5%

Additive 2: 5% x 7%

Additive 3: 1% x 3%

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