Minimize the transportation costs


Solve the below:

Q1: Three quarries produce lime which is then shipped to five warehouses

Quarry Tons Lime
1 200
2 100
3 150

Transport Costs (per ton)
Quarry 1 2 3 4 5
1 $5 $1 $6 $3 $1
2 $2 $3 $4 $5 $4
3 $4 $2 $3 $2 $3

Q2: Demand 80 90 100 70 60
(tons)

Minimize the transportation costs

As demand(400) is less than supply(450), this is an unbalanced problem. The supply constraints would have <= sign.

Transportation costs(per ton)

Warehouse

Quarry 1 2 3 4 5

1 $5.00 $1.00 $6.00 $3.00 $1.00
2 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $4.00
3 $4.00 $2.00 $3.00 $2.00 $3.00

Tons of lime shipped

Warehouse

Quarry 1 2 3 4 5 Shipped Capacity
1 0 90 0 20 60 170 <= 200
2 80 0 0 0 0 80 <= 100
3 0 0 100 50 0 150 <= 150
80 90 100 70 6

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