value of L3D = 27

Q2 Table Q2(i), Table Q2(ii) and Table Q2(iii) show the data provided by a public listed business entity involving supplying factories and customer outlets. Evaluate the given data by using transportation method and propose the best overall supply demand pairs solution to be recommended to the company. Compute the cost of the propose solution. (C5) (8 marks) > Factory R S T U A 4.5 10 8.8 12 Table Q2(1): Transportation cost data (S) Customer Outlets B D E F 6.5 5.5 7.5 4.7 4.8 7.6 10.2 8.5 4.6 11.5 9 6.7 8.6 7.1 7 11 12.5 9.5 10.3 13 la Confidential 2 Confidential Table Q2(i): Factory capacity and manpower data Factory Capacity Total Manpower R 1000 + 10(L3D) 100+ L3D S 2500 + 10(L3D) 250 + L3D T 2000 + 10(L3D) 200 + L3D U 3000+ 10(L3D) 300 + L3D Table Q2(iii): Customer Outlet demand data Customer Demand 700 + 10(L3D) 2500 + 10(L3D) 1500 + 10(L3D) 2000 + 10(L3D) 800 1000