What is the minimal shipping cost and the associated optimal shipping schedule?A new type of tanker trucks can completely eliminate the yield loss. If the manufacturer can replace its fleet with the new trucks, how much can it save on shipping cost? How should it change the optimal shipping schedule?
1. Shipping Schedule A manufacturer has three plants and four warehouses. Each plant has a potential capacity, expressed in cartons of product, and each warehouse has a demand requirement for the week that must be met. There are 12 possible shipment routes, and for every plant–warehouse combination, the unit shipping cost is known. The following […]