Liu and Fong is a global supplier of denim jeans for apparel companies around the world. Its

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Liu and Fong is a global supplier of denim jeans for apparel companies around the world. Its supply chain includes cotton production in the United States, fabric manufacturing in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim; jeans manufacturing in the Far and Middle East; and distribution from centers in the United States, Europe and South America. The company has 7,500 bales of cotton (each weighing 550 lbs.) available in the Southeastern United States that it will ship out of ports in Houston, Savannah, and New Orleans. Each bale creates 325 yards of fabric, and each pair of jeans requires 1.5 yards of fabric. It has rail and truck transport available to ship 3,400 bales to Houston, 2,200 bales to Savannah and 1,500 bales to New Orleans. From Houston there are container ships and containers available to ship to fabric plants in Shanghai (800 bales), Karachi (400 bales), Saigon (900 bales), and Manila (600 bales). From Savannah there is shipping capacity (ships and containers) available to Shanghai (500 bales), Karachi (600 bales), Saigon (300 bales), and Manila (1,000 bales), and from New Orleans there is available shipping capacity to Shanghai (400 bales), Karachi (200 bales), Saigon (500 bales), and Manila (300 bales). From these fabric plants the company has available shipping capacity to transport fabric to jeans manufacturing plants in Taiwan, India, and Turkey. From Shanghai there is available capacity to ship 170,000 yards of denim fabric to a jean plant in Taiwan, 260,000 yards to India, and 340,000 yards to Turkey. From Karachi there is capacity to ship 460,000 yards to Taiwan, 380,000 yards to India, and 800,000 yards to Turkey. From Saigon there is capacity to ship 270,000 yards to Taiwan, 530,000 yards to India, and 420,000 yards to Turkey, and from Manila there is capacity to ship 170,000 yards to Taiwan, 510,000 yards to India and 250,000 yards to Turkey. From these three plants finished jeans are shipped to distribution centers in New York, Bristol, England, Marseilles, and Buenos Aires. From Taiwan there is shipping capacity available to ship 230,000 pairs of jeans to New York, 140,000 pairs to Bristol, 370,000 pairs to Marseilles, and 975,000 pairs to Buenos Aires. From India there is enough capacity to ship 170,000 pairs of jeans to New York, 120,000 pairs to Bristol, 270,000 to Marseilles, and 130,000 pairs to Buenos Aires. From the plant in Turkey there is enough capacity to ship 60,000 pairs to New York, 210,000 pairs to Bristol, 140,000 pairs to Marseilles and 350,000 pairs to Buenos Aires. At the distribution centers there is sufficient warehouse space to store 750,000 pairs of jeans in New York, 920,000 pairs in Bristol, 560,000 pairs in Marseilles, and 280,000 pairs in Buenos Aires. Determine the maximum pairs of denim jeans Liu and Fong can manufacture and ship through its supply chain.

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