A large manufacturing company is closing three of its existing plants and intends to transfer some of
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A large manufacturing company is closing three of its existing plants and intends to transfer some of its more skilled employees to three plants that will remain open. The number of employees available for transfer from each closing plant is as follows:
Closing Plant Transferable Employees 1 60 2 105 3 70 Total 235 The following number of employees can be accommodated at the three plants remaining open:
Open Plants Employees Demanded A 45 B 90 C 35 Total 170 Each transferred employee will increase product output per day at each plant, as shown in the following table:
To (employees)
From A B C 1 5 8 6 2 10 9 12 3 7 6 8 The company wants to transfer employees to ensure the maximum increase in product output.
Solve this problem by using the computer.
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