A big organization decides to construct new plants to produce products and satisfy customers demand in five
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A big organization decides to construct new plants to produce products and satisfy customers’ demand in five regions while minimizing the relevant costs. The fixed costs, variable costs (production and transportation), the capacity of small and large factories, and regional demand are listed in the following table.
(Demand in millions of units; cost in thousands of dollars)
1. If every market is supplied by only one supplier (i.e., single-sourcing), please formulate the optimization model, solve the model Excel Solver and report optimal value of the total cost, as well as the optimal plant location and demand allocation.
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Authors: Thomas P. Edmonds, Frances M. Mcnair, Philip R. Olds, Edward
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