Steel mills in three cities produce the following amounts of steel: Location Weekly Production (tons) A. Richmond
Question:
Location Weekly Production (tons)
A. Richmond ...................................... 180
B. Longueuil ...................................... 260
C. Hamilton ....................................... 310
........................................................... 750
These mills supply steel to four cities, where manufacturing plants have the following demand:
Location Weekly Production (tons)
1. Toronto ....................................... 160
2. Vancouver .................................. 120
3. Montreal ..................................... 170
4. Halifax ....................................... 220
....................................................... 670
Shipping costs per ton of steel are as follows:
Because of a truckers strike, shipments are prohibited from Richmond to Toronto. Solve this problem.
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Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain
ISBN: 978-1118301173
1st Canadian Edition
Authors: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor, Ignacio Castillo, Navneet Vidyarthi