Prescott Industries transports sand and stone extracted from its open-pit mines located in Odessa and Bryan to

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Prescott Industries transports sand and stone extracted from its open-pit mines located in Odessa and Bryan to its concrete block manufacturing facilities in Abilene, Tyler, and San Angelo. For the capacities, locations, and shipment costs per truckload shown in the Figure, determine the shipping pattern that will minimize transportation costs.


Prescott Industries transports sand and stone extracted from its open-pit


What are the estimated transportation costs associated with this optimal allocationpattern?

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Operations Management Processes and Supply Chains

ISBN: 978-0132807395

10th edition

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