You have been called to make recommendations for improving the system:

Part a: $(15$ pts$)$ In order to capture the improvement, you first need to estimate the costs of the current

system. If the company does not change its current distribution strategy, what will be distribution system

cost for the next quarter?

Part b: $(25$ pts$)$ Suppose that the company would like to realign the assignments of customers to

distribution centers, and distribution centers to plants. What would be the optimal plan? How much does

it improve over Part a$?$ Please comment on the changes. Should Ela and Beren fixtures change their

distribution $($transportation$)$ plan? If so$,$ what would be their savings?

HINT: For N$.$A$.$ transportation costs consider a large $($very big$)$ number.