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A product is produced at three plants and shipped to three warehouses. Plant capacity, warehouse demands and transportation costs per unit are shown in the table.       Plant Warehouse   A B C Plant Capacity 1 20 16 26 500 2 10 14 8 500 3 12 18 6 400 Warehouse Demands 200 600 600     a) Find an initial feasible solution and calculate the cost for this solution. b) If improvement can be made, make one step improvement to the solution in part a, and calculate the cost for the improved solution.

A product is produced at three plants and shipped to three warehouses. Plant capacity, warehouse demands and transportation costs per unit are shown in the table.       Plant Warehouse   A B C Plant Capacity 1 20 16 26 500 2 10 14 8 500 3 12 18 6 400 Warehouse Demands 200 600 600     a) Find an initial feasible solution and calculate the cost for this solution. b) If improvement can be made, make one step improvement to the solution in part a, and calculate the cost for the improved solution.

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A product is produced at three plants and shipped to three warehouses. Plant capacity, warehouse demands and transportation costs per unit are shown in the table.

 

 

 

Plant

Warehouse

 

A

B

C

Plant Capacity

1

20

16

26

500

2

10

14

8

500

3

12

18

6

400

Warehouse Demands

200

600

600

 

 

a) Find an initial feasible solution and calculate the cost for this solution.

b) If improvement can be made, make one step improvement to the solution in part a, and calculate the cost for the improved solution.

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