Operations Management
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Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter C, Problem 9P
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•• C.9 For the following Gregory Bier Corp. data, find the starting solution and initial cost using the northwest-corner method. What must you do to balance this problem?
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Question 40
Philips manufacturers multicookers in Woodlands, Pasir Ris, and Toa Payoh. Multicookers must then be transported to
meet demand in Novena, Orchard, and Bukit Timah. The table below shows the transportation costs per unit, supply,
and demand information.
Source \ Destination
Novena
Orchard
Bukit Timah
SUPPLY
Woodlands
$10
$20
$30
1000
Pasir Ris
$15
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1500
Toa Payoh
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$20
$10
2000
DEMAND
1000
1800
1200
How many units should be shipped from Pasir Ris to Novena in order to minimize transportation costs?
O 500
O 1,500
O 800
O 1,200
O 1,000
Question 3
Maya Itd. wants to use the Centre of Gravity location technique to determine where to setup its
distribution centre.
I.
What is the main objective of using this technique?
II.
What information will be needed in order to use this technique?
III.
Setup a numerical example that can be used to demonstrate to the owner of the
company how the technique can be used.
Question
Canning Transport is to move goods from three factories (origins) to three distribution centers
(destinations). Information about the move is given below. Solve the problem using the
transportation simplex method and compute the total shipping cost.
Supply
200
Origin
A
B
100
150
Destination
Demand
X
50
Y
125
125
Shipping costs
Destination
Origin
X
Y
A
3
2
в
9
10
5
4
(Source B cannot ship to destination Z)
Chapter C Solutions
Operations Management
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