Suppose the company has received a proposal for setting up another warehouse (Warehouse E) with a capacity of 900 units. The location of the warehouse is such that the unit costs of transporting to the six cities are as follows: Hyderabad–45, Mysore– 75, Chennai–30, Kochi–65, Pune–90 and Vizag–80. The company would like to know how the allocation will change if the warehouse is made operational and the likely cost impact on the operation of the system.

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Suppose the company has received a proposal for setting up another warehouse
(Warehouse E) with a capacity of 900 units. The location of the warehouse is such that
the unit costs of transporting to the six cities are as follows: Hyderabad–45, Mysore–
75, Chennai–30, Kochi–65, Pune–90 and Vizag–80. The company would like to know
how the allocation will change if the warehouse is made operational and the likely cost
impact on the operation of the system.

Hyderakad Mysore
Madras
Kocni
Pune
Vizag S
Suply
60
70
10
30
90
90
1900
Warehouse A
70
25
40
55
80
Warehouse B
100
1800
50
80
45
75
85
Warehouse C
30
3300
80
Warchouse D
40
50
45
90
60
1300
Dermand
1750
750
2000
1800
1200
800
8300
Transcribed Image Text:Hyderakad Mysore Madras Kocni Pune Vizag S Suply 60 70 10 30 90 90 1900 Warehouse A 70 25 40 55 80 Warehouse B 100 1800 50 80 45 75 85 Warehouse C 30 3300 80 Warchouse D 40 50 45 90 60 1300 Dermand 1750 750 2000 1800 1200 800 8300
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