Question: As count engineer, it is your responsibility to design a master plan for refuse disposal for a 4-city area. All waste is delivered to one
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For example, a unit of refuse transported by route truck from Pleasantville 10 Transfer Station Number I travels a distance of 45 miles. If that unit of refuse is then transported to Landfill No.3, it wills he moved another 146 miles but at a 50% lower unit transport cost. Pleasantville generates 205 tons of waste each day, and Landfill No. 3 can process a total of 600 tons per day from both transfer stations.
Formulate a linear program that will help you plan a policy for managing the disposal operation at least cost.
Transport Distances From City Daily Refuse Production Transfer Station 1 Transfer Station 2 Pleasantville 205 45 58 369 Odorsburg 39 79 Scentington 340 74 93 Smelberry 408 25 44 To Landfill Daily Capacity Landfill No. 1 500 157 175 Landfill No. 2 420 234 136 Landfill No. 3 600 146 192
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