Since there is not enough supply, some of the demands at these destinations may not be satisfied. Suppose these are penalty costs for every unsatisfied
Since there is not enough supply, some of the demands at these destinations may not be satisfied. Suppose these are penalty costs for every unsatisfied demand unit which are given by 5, 3, and 2 for destinations A, B, and C respectively.
1. Determine how many units and from which source needs to be shipped using the following methods:
A) NWC
B) LCM
C) VAM
2. Find the minimum distribution cost
Consider the following transportation problem:
Destination
| company | A | B | C | Supply |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 80 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| Demand | 75 | 20 | 50 |
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Authors: James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark Bradshaw
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