I am looking for 2-3 paragraphs of thoughtful discussion in your initial post, and 2-5 sentences for your reply to someone else's post. . You will only be able to see responses by other students once you post your response.
(a) Managing the supply chain for the COVID-19 vaccine distribution was quite challenging. The initial demand for vaccines was higher than the supply. There were three different firms that were providing the initial vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J). This made it critical that the decisions be made regarding the procurement quantities of the three types of vaccines, and also that they be delivered in the right quantity to the right locations. How can the government use Prescriptive Analytics (Optimization) for decision making for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and delivery? Please provide (a) one or two brief examples of decisions that can be optimized, (b) briefly discuss what would be the objective function and the decision variables, and (c) try to identify/explain what may be 1 or 2 important constraints