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A national catalog and Internet retailer has three warehouses and three major distribution centers located
around the country. Normally, items are shipped directly from the warehouses to the distribution centers;
however, each of the distribution centers can also be used as an intermediate transshipment point. The
transportation costs ($/unit) between warehouses and distribution centers, the supply at the warehouses
(100 units), and the demand at the distribution centers (100 units) for a speci c week are shown in the
following table.

Distribution Center

Warehouse A B C Supply

1 $    12.00 $    11.00 $       7.00 70

2 $      8.00 $       6.00 $    14.00 80

3 $       9.00 $    10.00 $    12.00 50

Demand 60 100 40

The transportation cost ($/unit) between the distribution centers are

Distribution Center

Distribution
A B C
Center

$       $      
A -
8.00 3.00

$      
B $       1.00 -
2.00

$      
C $       7.00 -
2.00

Determine the optimal shipments between warehouse and distribution centers to minimize total
transportation costs. Solve using excel
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33. A national catalog and Internet retailer has three warehouses and three major distribution centers
located around the country. Normally, items are shipped directly from the warehouses to the
distribution centers; however, each of the distribution centers can also be used as an intermedi- ate
transshipment point. The transportation costs ($/unit) between warehouses and...
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