(A transportation problem) There are three warehouses at different cities: Detroit, Pittsburgh and Buffalo. They have 250,...
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(A transportation problem) There are three warehouses at different cities: Detroit, Pittsburgh and Buffalo. They have 250, 130 and 235 tons of paper accordingly. There are four publishers in Boston, New York, Chicago and Indianapolis. They ordered 75, 230, 240 and 70 tons of paper to publish new books. The costs of transportation for one ton of paper are listed as follows: | ||||||||
From \ To | Boston (BS) | New York (NY) | Chicago (CH) | Indianapolis (IN) | ||||
Detroit (DT) | 15 | 20 | 16 | 21 | ||||
Pittsburgh (PT) | 25 | 13 | 5 | 11 | ||||
Buffalo (BF) | 15 | 15 | 7 | 17 | ||||
Please find the optimal plan of transportation that satisfies all orders and minimizes the total transportation cost |
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