Question: A small retail chain has three warehouses and four retail stores. Each warehouse stores a certain amount of goods, and each retail store has a

A small retail chain has three warehouses and four retail stores. Each warehouse stores a certain amount of goods, and each retail store has a demand for a certain amount of goods. In addition, for each warehouse store pair, there is a set shipping cost per unit of goods. (See Figure 26.10.) Design and solve a linear program to determine the minimum-cost shipping schedule that meets the demands of each retail store. 


Figure 26.10

retail demand 40 warehouse supply W1 W2 W3 A 100 30 75 120 50 45 A 100 W3 70 50 /120 В 60 75 110 \130 W1 80 50 30 W2 40 D

retail demand 40 warehouse supply W1 W2 W3 A 100 30 75 120 50 45 A 100 W3 70 50 /120 60 75 110 \130 W1 80 50 30 W2 40 D

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