The following transportation table shows the cost of shipping one unit from each source to each...

 

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The following transportation table shows the cost of shipping one unit from each source to each destination in the upper right hand corner of each cell, as well as the supply capacities and demand requirements: Destination Los Angeles | New York Houston Supply 5 2 Memphis 6,000 4 Source Boise 3,000 16 5 3 Omaha 8,000 Demand 5,000 7,500 4,500 17,000 a. Find the optimal solution using the Northwest Corner Rule. b. If Memphis is located at coordinates 35, 90; Boise at 44, 116; and Omaha at 41,96, where should the plant be located given that it makes deliveries in lots of 1,000 throughout the year to each of these warehouses? Assume the cost of transportation to each is the same. The following transportation table shows the cost of shipping one unit from each source to each destination in the upper right hand corner of each cell, as well as the supply capacities and demand requirements: Destination Los Angeles | New York Houston Supply 5 2 Memphis 6,000 4 Source Boise 3,000 16 5 3 Omaha 8,000 Demand 5,000 7,500 4,500 17,000 a. Find the optimal solution using the Northwest Corner Rule. b. If Memphis is located at coordinates 35, 90; Boise at 44, 116; and Omaha at 41,96, where should the plant be located given that it makes deliveries in lots of 1,000 throughout the year to each of these warehouses? Assume the cost of transportation to each is the same.

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