Management executives at both TelecomOne and HighOptic have decided to merge the two companies into a single entity to be called TelecomOptic. Management believes that significant benefits will result if the two networks are merged appropriately. TelecomOptic will have five factories from which to serve six markets. Management is debating whether all five factories are needed. It has assigned a supply chain team to study the network for the combined company and identify the plants that could be shut down.
Management executives at both TelecomOne and HighOptic have decided to merge the two companies into a single entity to be called TelecomOptic. Management believes that significant benefits will result if the two networks are merged appropriately. TelecomOptic will have five factories from which to serve six markets. Management is debating whether all five factories are needed. It has assigned a supply chain team to study the network for the combined company and identify the plants that could be shut down.
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Transcribed Image Text:Management executives at both TelecomOne and HighOptic
have decided to merge the two companies into a single entity
to be called TelecomOptic. Management believes that
significant benefits will result if the two networks are merged
appropriately. TelecomOptic will have five factories from
which to serve six markets. Management is debating whether
all five factories are needed. It has assigned a supply chain
team to study the network for the combined company and
identify the plants that could be shut down.

Transcribed Image Text:City.
Supply city
Baltimore
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Memphis
Wichita
Monthly demand (K units)
Demand city
Production & Transportation Cost (SK/ K units)
Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Omaha Portland
1,675 400 685 1,630 1,160 2,800 18
1,460
100 495
24
1,940 970
2,400 1,425 500 950
1,925
27
380
1,355 543 1,045
665
22
922
1,646
700 508
311
31
10
8
14
6
7
1,200
800
2,321
1,797
11
Monthly Monthly
capacity fixed costs
(SK)
(K units)
7,650
3,500
5,000
4,100
2,200
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