You are the distribution manager for PROP CHICKENZ, a company that produces and distributes rubber chickens. The...

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You are the distribution manager for PROP CHICKENZ, a companythat produces and distributes rubber
chickens. The transportation costs between warehouses andcustomers are shown in the matrix below:
Customer 1
Customer 2
Customer 3
Customer 4
Warehouse A
8
8
11
5
Warehouse B
10
7
15
7
Set up the transportation problem for each situationindependently.
A- Each warehouse has a supply of 26 and each customer has ademand of 13. Demand must be satisfied. The objective is tominimize total shipping cost.
B- All demands are 23 and all supplies are 56. All demands mustbe met, but not all supplies must be shipped. The objective is tominimize total shipping cost.B-
C- All demands are 23 and all supplies are 36. All demands neednot be met but ship as much as possible. The objective is tominimize total shipping cost.
D- All demands are 28 and all supplies are 46. All demands neednot be met but each customer must receive at least 5 units. Ship asmuch as possible. The objective is to minimize total shippingcost.

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First we set up the LP for the problemThe boxes in green are decision variablesThe boxes in blue are constrainsThe boxes in orange is the objective functionThe formulae usedCustomer See Answer

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	Customer 1	Customer 2	Customer 3	Customer 4
Warehouse A	8	8	11	5
Warehouse B	10	7	15	7