Question: TireXR has plants at Node 1 and Node 2 producing tires at weekly rates of 2500 units and 3500 units respectively. The units are transported

TireXR has plants at Node 1 and Node 2 producing

TireXR has plants at Node 1 and Node 2 producing tires at weekly rates of 2500 units and 3500 units respectively. The units are transported to one of the two warehouses at Node 3 and Node 4, and then to retailers at Node 5, Node 6 and Node 7. The transport costs per unit (in dollars) and demands of the retailers are shown below. Node 3 4 1 5 4.2 2 5.5 4.5 Node = 5 demand = 1250 9.2 7.2 6 demand = 1500 8.5 8 7 demand = 2000 6.2 5.2 3 4 The objective is to find the cheapest transport scheme. Let Xij be the number of units to be transported from Node i to Node j. Solve the LP problem using Excel and answer the following questions on Moodle. Question 1.1: Fill in the boxes in the partial Excel spreadsheet (provided in Moodle). Question 1.2: Find the optimal transport scheme. Question 1.3: Find the minimum total transport cost

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