Question: I've solved some of the question but need some additional help. If you could use Excel to model for me how to solve this, that

 I've solved some of the question but need some additional help.

I've solved some of the question but need some additional help. If you could use Excel to model for me how to solve this, that would be great! thank you!!

The Sentry Lock Corporation manufactures a popular commercial security lock at plants in Macon, Louisville, Detroit, and Phoenix. The per unit cost of production at each plant is $35.50,$37.50,$39.00, and $36.25, respectively, while the annual production capacity at each plant is 18,000,15,000,25,000, and 20,000, respectively. Sentry's locks are sold to retailers through wholesale distributors in seven cities across the United States. The unit cost of shipping from each plant to each distributor is summarized in the following table along with the forecasted demand from each distributor for the coming year. Sentry wants to determine the least expensive way of manufacturing and shipping locks from its plants to the distributors. Because the total demand from distributors exceeds the total production capacity for all the plants, Sentry realizes it will not be able to satisfy all the demand for its product, but wants to make sure each distributor will have the opportunity to fill at least 80% of the orders received. (Assume all production capacity will be used.) Create a spreadsheet model for this problem and solve it. What is the optimal solution? Fill in the table below with the number of locks that should be sent from each of the plants to each of the distributors. Number of Units Shipped

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