Question: Given the data in table below: Stores NY DC Charlotte Philadelphia Chicago Boston Capacity Pennsylvania $30 $10 $24 $24 $25 $21 21,000 Virginia $16 $13

Given the data in table below:

Stores
NY DC Charlotte Philadelphia Chicago Boston Capacity
Pennsylvania $30 $10 $24 $24 $25 $21 21,000
Virginia $16 $13 $30 $22 $10 $24 28,000

Distribution

Centers

North Carolina $25 $22 $21 $10 $20 $11 19,000
South Carolina $19 $23 $29 $22 $13 $26 24,000
Georgia $19 $12 $17 $23 $11 $22 28,000
Ohio $21 $26 $28 $17 $13 $26 25,000
Demand 25,400 32,000 24,500 25,000 18,500 19,500

a) Find the fesible solution using the north west strategy.

The number of shipments made from Pennsylvania to NY is

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The number of shipments made from South Carolina to Philadelphia is

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The total cost of the feasible plan is

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b) Using the solver in Excel with the optimal cost, the optimal plan is

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cheaper than the feasible plan obtained using the north west strategy above.

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