Question: draw associated network for transportation problem label nodes and arcs with quantities (circles and lines) 23 A firm producing a single product has three plants

draw associated network for transportation problem label nodes and arcs with quantities (circles and lines) draw associated network for transportation problem label nodes and arcs with quantities(circles and lines) 23 A firm producing a single product has three

23 A firm producing a single product has three plants and four customers. The three plants will produce 3,000,5,000, and 5,000 units, respectively, during the next time period. The firm has made a commitment to sell 4,000 units to customer 1, 3,000 units to customer 2, and at least 3,000 units to customer 3. Both customers 3 and 4 also want to buy as many of the remaining units as possible. The profit associated with shipping a unit from plant i to customer j is given in Table 82 . Formulate a balanced transportation problem that can be used to maximize the company's profit. \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \multicolumn{5}{|c|}{ Table 1} & \multirow[b]{3}{*}{ Supply } \\ \hline & \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{ Customer 1} & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{\begin{tabular}{l} Plant 1 \\ Plant 2 \\ Plant 3 \end{tabular}} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & \\ \hline & 65 & 63 & 62 & 64 & 3000 \\ \hline & 68 & 67 & 65 & 62 & 5000 \\ \hline & 63 & 60 & 59 & 60 & 5000 \\ \hline Demand & 4000 & 3000 & 3000+x & 3000x & 13000 \\ \hline \end{tabular}

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