Asked by Andrés Tomas on Jul 16, 2024
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Find the minimum cost solution for the transportation problem detailed in the table below. COSTS Dest 1 Dest 2 Dest 3 Supply Source 1 1812520 Source 2 10141230 Source 3 9111575 Demand 403055125\125\begin{array} { | l r | r | r | r | } \hline \text { COSTS } & \text { Dest 1 } & \text { Dest 2 } & \text { Dest 3 } & \text { Supply } \\\hline \text { Source 1 } & 18 & 12 & 5 & 20 \\\hline \text { Source 2 } & 10 & 14 & 12 & 30 \\\hline \text { Source 3 } & 9 & 11 & 15 & 75 \\\hline \text { Demand } & 40 & 30 & 55 & 125 \backslash 125 \\\hline\end{array} COSTS Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Demand Dest 1 1810940 Dest 2 12141130 Dest 3 5121555 Supply 203075125\125 Before your solution can be implemented, you discover that the combination Source 3 - Destination 1 is unavailable, due to political turmoil in the country where Source 3 is located. Solve the revised problem. How much is cost increased by this complication?
Political Turmoil
A period of widespread social, economic, or political upheaval and uncertainty often leading to significant change or instability.
Transportation Problem
An optimization and logistics issue focusing on finding the most efficient means of transporting goods from several suppliers to several consumers to minimize cost.
Minimum Cost
The least possible expense that can be incurred in the acquisition of a good, service, or the execution of a project or process.
- Analyze the effect of constraints such as unavailable routes on the solution and cost of transportation problems.
- Solve transportation problems with given data and constraints.
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Learning Objectives
- Analyze the effect of constraints such as unavailable routes on the solution and cost of transportation problems.
- Solve transportation problems with given data and constraints.
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