2. Green Valley Mills produces carpet at plants in St. Louis and Richmond. The carpet is then shipped to two outlets located in Chicago and Atlanta. The cost per ton of shipping carpets from each of the two plants to the two warehouses is as follows. From CL To Atlanta

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2. Green Valley Mills produces carpet at plants in St. Louis and Richmond. The carpet is then
shipped to two outlets located in Chicago and Atlanta. The cost per ton of shipping carpets from
each of the two plants to the two warehouses is as follows.
From
St. Louis
Richmond
Chicago
$70
$30
To
Atlanta
$65
$40
The Plant at St. Louis can supply 250 tons of carpet per week; the plant at Richmond can supply
400 tons per week. The Chicago outlet has a demand of 300 tons per week, and the outlet at
Atlanta demands 350 tons per week. The company wants to know the number of tons of carpet to
ship from each plant to each outlet in order to minimize the total shipping cost.
Develop the initial solution using Northwest corner rule and solve using stepping-stone method.
Show the total cost for each iteration.
Transcribed Image Text:2. Green Valley Mills produces carpet at plants in St. Louis and Richmond. The carpet is then shipped to two outlets located in Chicago and Atlanta. The cost per ton of shipping carpets from each of the two plants to the two warehouses is as follows. From St. Louis Richmond Chicago $70 $30 To Atlanta $65 $40 The Plant at St. Louis can supply 250 tons of carpet per week; the plant at Richmond can supply 400 tons per week. The Chicago outlet has a demand of 300 tons per week, and the outlet at Atlanta demands 350 tons per week. The company wants to know the number of tons of carpet to ship from each plant to each outlet in order to minimize the total shipping cost. Develop the initial solution using Northwest corner rule and solve using stepping-stone method. Show the total cost for each iteration.
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