Aisha, an experienced project manager, has successfully managed many new build-outs of office space for her east coast company. her manager announced today that they will be expanding operations to the midwest. the company had already signed a lease for 5,000 square feet of office space in cincinnati, and the offices had to be up and running in 3 months. he asked aisha for a cost estimate for this construction by the end of the day. how can she come up with a credible estimate so quickly?

Asupermarket has been experiencing long lines during peak periods of the day. the problem is noticeably worse on certain days of the week, and the peak periods are sometimes different according to the day of the week. there are usually enough workers on the job to open all cash registers. the problem is knowing when to call some of the workers stocking shelves up to the front to work the checkout counters. how might decision models the supermarket? what data would be needed to develop these models?