Question: Linear Programming: Lesson in Excel (using solver) or Lindo Transshipment Model: This is an extension of the transportation model. There are now intermediate transshipment points

Linear Programming:

Lesson in Excel (using solver) or Lindo

Transshipment Model: This is an extension of the transportation model. There are now intermediate transshipment points added between the sources (plants) and destinations (retailers). Items being shipped from a Plant (pi) must be shipped to a Warehouse (wj) before being shipped to the Retailer (rk). Each Plant will have an associated supply (si) and each Retailer will have a demand (dk). The number of plants is n, number of warehouses is q and the number of retailers is m. The edges (i,j) from plant (pi)to warehouse (wj) have costs associated denoted cp(i,j). The edges (j,k) from a warehouse (wj)to a retailer (rk) have costs associated denoted cw(j,k). The graph below shows the transshipment map for a manufacturer of refrigerators. Refrigerators are produced at four plants and then shipped to a warehouse (weekly) before going to the retailer.

Linear Programming: Lesson in Excel (using solver) or Lindo Transshipment Model: This

Below are the costs of shipping from a plant to a warehouse and then a warehouse to a retailer. If it is impossible to ship between the two locations an X is placed in the table.

cost W1 W2 W3
P1 $10 $15 X
P2 $11 $8 X
P3 $13 $8 $9
P4 X $14 8
cost R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
W1 $5 $6 $7 $10 X X X
W2 X X $12 $8 $10 $14 X
W3 X X X $14 $12 $12 $6
P1 P2 P3 P4
Supply 150 450 250 150
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Demand 100 150 100 200 200 150 100

Lesson in Excel (using Solver) or Lindo

Part 1: The optimal shipping routes and minimum cost is $17100 but due to old infrastructure Warehouse 2 is going to close eliminating all of the associated routes. What is the optimal solution for this modified model? Is it feasible to ship all the refrigerators to either warehouse 1 or 3 and then to the retailers without using warehouse 2? Why or why not?

Part 2: Instead of closing Warehouse 2 management has decide to keep a portion of it open but limit shipments to 100 refrigerators per week. Is this feasible? If so what is the optimal solution when warehouse 2 is limited to 100 refrigerators?

R1 R2 P1 W1 P2 P3 R5 R6 R7 R1 R2 P1 W1 P2 P3 R5 R6 R7

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