The director of Burtonsville Civil Defense Agency has been ordered to draw up a disaster plan for assigning casualties to hospitals in the event of a serious earthquake. For simplicity, we will assume that causalities will occur at two points in the city and will be transported to three hospitals. It is estimated that there will be 300 casualties at point A and 200 at point B. Travel times to hospitals 1, 2, and 3 are 25, 15, and 10 minutes, respectively; from point B they are 20, 5, and 15 minutes. Hospital capacities for emergency cases are 250, 150, and 150 patients. How should the victims be assigned to hospitals to minimize the total time lost in transporting them? Disaster Point Hospital Total Casualties 1 2 3 A 25 15 10 300 B 20 5 15 200 Maximum Capacity 250 150 150

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The director of Burtonsville Civil Defense Agency has been ordered to draw up a disaster plan for assigning casualties to hospitals in the event of a serious earthquake. For simplicity, we will assume that causalities will occur at two points in the city and will be transported to three hospitals. It is estimated that there will be 300 casualties at point A and 200 at point B. Travel times to hospitals 1, 2, and 3 are 25, 15, and 10 minutes, respectively; from point B they are 20, 5, and 15 minutes. Hospital capacities for emergency cases are 250, 150, and 150 patients. How should the victims be assigned to hospitals to minimize the total time lost in transporting them?

 

 

Disaster Point

Hospital

Total

Casualties

1

2

3

A

25  

15  

10  

300

B

20  

5  

15  

200

Maximum Capacity

250  

150  

150  

 

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