6.12. The Texago Corporation has four oil fields, four refineries, and four distribution centers in the locations identified in the next tables. A major strike involving the transportation industries now has sharp capacity to ship oil from the four oil fields to the four refineries and to ship petroleum products from the refineries to the distribution centers. Using units of thousands of barrels of crude oil (and its equivaler the following tables show the maximum number of units that can be shipped per day from each oil field to each refinery and from each refinery to each distribution center. ETTM Refinery Oil Field New Orleans Charleston Seattle St. Louis Texas 11 7 2 California 4 7 Alaska 7 3 12 6. Middle East 4 15 Distribution Center Refinery Pittsburgh Atlanta Kansas City San Francisco New Orleans 9. Charleston 7. Seattle 6. 7

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Texago Corporation currently manages operations involving four oil fields, four refineries, and four distribution centers. Due to transportation industry strikes, their capacity to ship oil from oil fields to refineries, and petroleum products from refineries to distribution centers, has been affected. The data below details the maximum number of daily shipments (in units of thousands of barrels of crude oil or equivalent refined products).

**Refinery Shipments:**

- **Oil Fields to Refineries (Units):**
  - **Texas:**
    - New Orleans: 11
    - Charleston: 7
    - Seattle: 2
    - St. Louis: 8
  - **California:**
    - New Orleans: 5
    - Charleston: 4
    - Seattle: 8
    - St. Louis: 7
  - **Alaska:**
    - New Orleans: 7
    - Charleston: 3
    - Seattle: 12
    - St. Louis: 6
  - **Middle East:**
    - New Orleans: 8
    - Charleston: 9
    - Seattle: 4
    - St. Louis: 15

**Distribution Center Shipments:**

- **Refineries to Distribution Centers (Units):**
  - **New Orleans:**
    - Pittsburgh: 5
    - Atlanta: 9
    - Kansas City: 6
    - San Francisco: 4
  - **Charleston:**
    - Pittsburgh: 5
    - Atlanta: 7
    - Kansas City: 9
    - San Francisco: 5
  - **Seattle:**
    - Pittsburgh: 4
    - Atlanta: 6
    - Kansas City: 7
    - San Francisco: 8
  - **St. Louis:**
    - Pittsburgh: 12
    - Atlanta: 11
    - Kansas City: 9
    - San Francisco: 7

**Objective:**
Texago aims to devise a plan to maximize shipments from oil fields to refineries and from refineries to distribution centers.

**Task:**
- Create a rough map indicating the locations of oil fields, refineries, and distribution centers.
- Use arrows to illustrate the flow of crude oil and petroleum products through the network.
Transcribed Image Text:Texago Corporation currently manages operations involving four oil fields, four refineries, and four distribution centers. Due to transportation industry strikes, their capacity to ship oil from oil fields to refineries, and petroleum products from refineries to distribution centers, has been affected. The data below details the maximum number of daily shipments (in units of thousands of barrels of crude oil or equivalent refined products). **Refinery Shipments:** - **Oil Fields to Refineries (Units):** - **Texas:** - New Orleans: 11 - Charleston: 7 - Seattle: 2 - St. Louis: 8 - **California:** - New Orleans: 5 - Charleston: 4 - Seattle: 8 - St. Louis: 7 - **Alaska:** - New Orleans: 7 - Charleston: 3 - Seattle: 12 - St. Louis: 6 - **Middle East:** - New Orleans: 8 - Charleston: 9 - Seattle: 4 - St. Louis: 15 **Distribution Center Shipments:** - **Refineries to Distribution Centers (Units):** - **New Orleans:** - Pittsburgh: 5 - Atlanta: 9 - Kansas City: 6 - San Francisco: 4 - **Charleston:** - Pittsburgh: 5 - Atlanta: 7 - Kansas City: 9 - San Francisco: 5 - **Seattle:** - Pittsburgh: 4 - Atlanta: 6 - Kansas City: 7 - San Francisco: 8 - **St. Louis:** - Pittsburgh: 12 - Atlanta: 11 - Kansas City: 9 - San Francisco: 7 **Objective:** Texago aims to devise a plan to maximize shipments from oil fields to refineries and from refineries to distribution centers. **Task:** - Create a rough map indicating the locations of oil fields, refineries, and distribution centers. - Use arrows to illustrate the flow of crude oil and petroleum products through the network.
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