A decision now needs to be made about the shipping plan for how many units to ship from each factory to each customer. (a) Formulate a linear programming model for this problem. c (b) Solve this model by the simplex method.
A decision now needs to be made about the shipping plan for how many units to ship from each factory to each customer. (a) Formulate a linear programming model for this problem. c (b) Solve this model by the simplex method.
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Transcribed Image Text:3.4-11.* The Medequip Company produces precision medical di-
agnostic equipment at two factories. Three medical centers have
placed orders for this month's production output. The table to the
right shows what the cost would be for shipping each unit from
each factory to each of these customers. Also shown are the num-
ber of units that will be produced at each factory and the number
of units ordered by each customer. (Go to the next column.)

Transcribed Image Text:Unit Shipping Cost
To
Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 3 Output
From
Factory 1
Factory 2
$600
$800
$700
400 units
$400
$900
$600
500 units
Order size
300 units
200 units
400 units
A decision now needs to be made about the shipping plan for
how many units to ship from each factory to each customer.
(a) Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.
c (b) Solve this model by the simplex method.
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