Question: Question 1 (35 marks) The following information is extracted from Blue Frog logistics a company that moves cargo around Namibia. Market M1 M2 M3 M4
Question 1 (35 marks)
The following information is extracted from Blue Frog logistics a company that moves cargo around Namibia.
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| M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | Supply |
| Warehouse | W1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 300 |
| W2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 500 | |
| W3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 825 | |
| W4 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 375 | |
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| Demand | 350 | 400 | 250 | 150 | 400 |
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REQUIRED:
Find the initial basic feasible solution using each of the following methods and compare their total cost.
1.1) Northwest corner method [10 marks]
1,2) Least cost method [10 marks]
1.3) Vogel's approximation method [15 marks]
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