Question: Hello fellas! Need accurate calculation based answer for this one. I'm not sure if you can attached excel working along with the answer but if
Hello fellas! Need accurate calculation based answer for this one. I'm not sure if you can attached excel working along with the answer but if you can please do so. Thanks in advance :)


You Doll \& Doll has two facilities that source, procure raw material, manufacture, QAQC and initial Pack for delivery. The company distributes the toys from these two plants through two distribution centers (DCs) located at Wah \& Jhelum, to three different customer regions namely, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore where the toys are packaged as per demand and sold. Each plant has a maximum capacity for its weekly supply of toys. Likewise, each region has a minimum weekly demand for toys. Furthermore, distributer has asked to sell toys at their facility calling it factory outlets, so they have demands as well. The cost to distribute a pallet of toys (100 toys per pallet) between each plant and region depends on the distances between them. The transportation costs, maximum supplies in the plants, and minimum demands in the regions are summarized in the following tables: In order to minimize total costs, Doll \& Doll wishes to optimize the flow of toys from plants to DCs to regions to customers. 1. In the optimal solution, what is the minimum total cost of moving the toys from plant to DCs? 2. What is total transportation cost of moving the toys from DCs to regions? 3. What is total transportation cost of moving the toys from plant to regions
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