A company holds inventory at warehouses in Amarillo, St. Louis, Knoxville, and Camden. Items are shipped from

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A company holds inventory at warehouses in Amarillo, St. Louis, Knoxville, and Camden. Items are shipped from the warehouses to retail outlets in Louisville, Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. The weekly demand at the retail outlets is as follows:
Retail Outlet€¦€¦..Weekly Demand
Louisville€¦€¦€¦.175
Atlanta€¦€¦€¦€¦..250
Miami€¦€¦€¦€¦.100
Phoenix€¦€¦€¦€¦350
Los Angeles€¦€¦.400
Each warehouse can process (ship) the following quantities each week:
Warehouse€¦€¦€¦€¦..Weekly Shipping Capacity
Amarillo€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦.450
St. Louis€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦.600
Knoxville€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦.375
Camden€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦.500
The per-unit shipping costs to ship from the warehouses to the retail outlets are given in the following cost matrix:
A company holds inventory at warehouses in Amarillo, St. Louis,

Determine the shipping plan that satisfies the weekly demand requirements at the retail outlets for the minimum total shipping cost.

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Managing Supply Chain and Operations An Integrative Approach

ISBN: 978-0132832403

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Authors: Thomas Foster, Scott E. Sampson, Cynthia Wallin, Scott W Webb

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