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Operations Management

Determine the distribution for the company so as to minimize the cost of transportation using least cost method.

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter4: Linear Programming Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 73P

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Plant	Buyer P	Buyer Q	Buyer R
A	8	4	10
B	9	7	9
C	6	5	8

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