Presents the dilemma faced by one of the largest wholesalers in the lobster fishing village of Vinalhaven, Maine. Lobster prices were the lowest in the last months of the year to lobsters migrated to deeper waters, and it was hard to catch, but quickly raised yearly highs in March. Owner Bob Brown recently bought three pounds of lobster, which together raised to 180,000 pounds of lobster. In this written in the fields, lobsters can support up to six months before the risk becomes too great, and having a few pounds reduces the risk of the entire inventory. Prices held above average, but Brown knew that early in the season had no guarantee prices on prices later in the year. He must decide how many pounds to open for the season, whether you want to install an aeration system in one or more of its pounds, when to put the lobster pounds, how much to keep and how long to keep them. "Hide
by David Wylie Source: Babson College 5 pages. Publication Date: February 1, 2002. Prod. #: BAB075-PDF-ENG
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