Formulate as a linear programming. Use North-West corner method to obtain the total shipment cost of coal cars.

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Solve the following problem:

The Krampf Lines railway company specializes in coal handling. On Saturday, Krampf had empty cars at the following towns in the quantities indicated:

Town

Supply of cars

Morgantown

35

Youngstown

60

Pitsburg

25

 By Monday, the following towns will need cars as follows:

Town

Demand for cars

Coal Valley

30

Coal town

45

Coal junction

25

Coalsburg

20

The result is shown in the table below.

       To

 

From

 

Coal Valley

Coal town

Coal junction

Coalsburg

Morgantown

50

30

60

70

Youngstown

20

80

10

90

Pitsburg

100

40

80

30

 

 

Required:

Minimize total miles over which cars are moved to new locations regarding the following:

  • Formulate as a linear programming.
  • Use North-West corner method to obtain the total shipment cost of coal cars.
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