Question: Now consider a modified version of example 2 network design. assume: There are two plants, three warehouses, and four market areas. The capacity of plant

Now consider a modified version of example 2 network design.

assume:

  1. There are two plants, three warehouses, and four market areas.
  2. The capacity of plant 2 is 100,000 while the capacity of plant 1 is unlimited.
  3. The demands of the four market areas are 60,000, 80,000, 150,000, and 60,000 respectively.
  4. The capacity of each warehouse is 200,000 if opened.
  5. The fixed warehouse costs for the three potential warehouses are 500,000, 600,000, and 450,000, respectively.
  6. You are allowed to open two warehouses only.
  7. The distribution cost ($) per unit is shown in the following table.
WarehouseP1P2C1C2C3C4
W1421343
W2053214
W3502735

Unit Cost
WarehouseP1P2WarehouseC1C2C3
W104W1345
W252W2212
W302W3366
W460W4275
Flow
WarehouseP1P2WarehouseC1C2C3Open or notCostCapacity
W1W1
W2W2
W3W3
W4W4
SUM
Capacity1,000605010050
Total Cost
WarehouseP1P2WarehouseC1C2C3
W1W1
W2W2
W3SUMW3SUM
W4W4
SUM

Now consider a modified version of example 2
C K A B D E F G H H Unit Cost Warehouse P1 P2 Warehouse C1 C2 C3 N 3 W1 0 4 W1 4 N2 2 W2 N U W3 0 W3 W 6 0 W4 7 N4 6 2 Flow Open or not Cost Capacity 8 Warehouse P1 P2 Warehouse C1 C2 C3 9 N1 W1 10 W2 W2 11 W3 W3 12 W4 W4 SUM 13 Capacity 1,000 60 100 50 14 50 15 Total Cost 16 Warehouse P1 P2 Warehouse C1 C2 C3 17 W1 W1 W2 W2 19 W3 SUM W3 SUM 20 W4 W4 21 SUM 22 23 24 25 26 27

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