Hi Rajat,

I am not sure how to solve your problem but it sounds similar to Harrah's entertainment and casino problem. Maybe doing a search on how they applied business intelligence will help you.

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-----Original Message----- From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mathur, Rajat Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:24 PM To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Optimizing game parlor floor

Hi,

I am working for a video game parlor, and they wanted to optimize the floor performance. Here are some other things that I have:

1. There are around 100 locations where machines can be placed

2. Machines (game machines) are of different type - as in action vs. race vs. strategy, are of different denominations ($1, $2, $5 etc) and are of different color/theme etc

3. Some machines are located at aisle, some are in middle, some are around snack bar, while some are located around entrance etc

4. Also, it may not be necessary that all types of games are placed together...

Given these conditions I wish optimize the overall performance of my floor. Generally, locations and other things (like snack bar etc) are fixed but we can change position of machines and denominations to better optimize them....

I would apprecite if anyone of you can help me solve this problem...

Regards, Rajat

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