Hatcher Enterprises uses a chemical called Rbase in production operations at five divisions. Only six suppliers of
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Demand
Division (1000s of gallons)
1 .......... 40
2 .......... 45
3 .......... 50
4 .......... 35
5 .......... 45
Price
Supplier per gallon ($)
1 .......... 12.60
2 .......... 14.00
3 .......... 10.20
4 .......... 14.20
5 .......... 12.00
6 .......... 13.00
The cost per gallon ($) for shipping from each supplier to each division is provided in the following table:
Hatcher believes in spreading its business among suppliers so that the company will be less affected by supplier problems (e.g., labor strikes or resource availability). Company policy requires that each division have a separate supplier.
a. For each supplierdivision combination, compute the total cost of supplying the divisions demand.
b. Determine the optimal assignment of suppliers todivisions.
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