Question
A company has factories at F1 , F2 and F3 which supply to Ware houses at W1 , W2 and W3 .Weekly factory capacities are 200, 160 and 90 units, respectively. Weekly warehouse requirements are 180, 120 and 150 units, respectively. Unit shipping costs (in Rs) are as follows:
|
Factory | Warehouse |
Capacity | ||
| w1 | w 2 | w 3 | ||
| F1 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 200 |
| F2 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 160 |
| F3 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 90 |
| Demand | 180 | 120 | 150 | 450 |
Obtain the Initial basic feasible solution using North-west Corner Rule and also determine the optimal distribution for this company to minimize total shipping cost.
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