Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)
Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134130422
Author: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
Publisher: PEARSON
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To determine: The minimum cost using transportation method.

Introduction: Aggregate planning using transportation method helps to attain the minimum cost with the optimal plan. The major advantage of transportation method is to achieve the optimal solution using optimal plans.

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