The Build-Em-Fast Company has agreed to supply its best customer with three widgets during each of the

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The Build-Em-Fast Company has agreed to supply its best customer with three widgets during each of the next 3 weeks, even though producing them will require some overtime work. The relevant production data are as follows:

The cost per unit produced with overtime for each week is $100 more than for regular time. The cost of storage is $50 per unit for each week it is stored. There is already an inventory of two wid-
gets on hand currently, but the company does not want to retain any widgets in inventory after the 3 weeks.
Management wants to know how many units should be produced in each week to minimize the total cost of meeting the delivery schedule.

(a) Formulate this problem as a transportation problem by constructing the appropriate parameter table.
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(b) Obtain an optimal solution.

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Introduction To Operations Research

ISBN: 9780072321692

7th Edition

Authors: Frederick S. Hillier, Gerald J. Lieberman

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