Question: The U.S. Army Materiel Command was preparing final arrangements to move its Mil3 Full-Tracked Armored Personnel Carrier from various subcontractors' manufacturing facilities to intermediate storage

The U.S. Army Materiel Command was preparing final arrangements to move its Mil3 Full-Tracked Armored Personnel Carrier from various subcontractors' manufacturing facilities to intermediate storage facilities at Letterkenny, Pennsylvania, for those units destined for Europe and for several army bases within the United States. The production schedule for December plus the units on hand at the plant and the requirements for December are shown as follows:
Production Schedule for December
Cleveland, OH ................................................ 150 units plus 250
South Charleston, WV ....................................... 150
San Jose, CA ................................................... 150
Requirements for December
U.S. Army, Europe via Letterkenny, PA .................. 300 units
Fort Hood, TX ................................................ 100
Fort Riley, KS .................................................. 100
Fort Carson, CO ............................................... 100
Fort Benning, GA ............................................... 100
Figure 7-21 shows the location of the supply and demand points as well as the per-unit transportation costs from supply to demand points.
Find the least-costly delivery plan for December to meet the requirements, but do not exceed the production
The U.S. Army Materiel Command was preparing final arrangements to

Figure 7-21 Transportation Network with Associated Costs for U.S. Army Materiel Command Problem Cleviland $150 Fort Carson Letterkenny $375 San $1 $275 ose $350 $450 Fort Riley $325 Charle n to Europe Fort Fort Hood Benning

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