1. Ships are available at three ports of origin and need to be sent to four ports of destination. The number of ships available at each origin, the number required at each destination, and the sailing times are given in the table below.

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1. Ships are available at three ports of origin and need to be sent to four ports of destination. The number of ships available at each origin, the number required at each destination, and the sailing times are given in the table below.

Origin Destination Number of ships available
1 2 3 4
1 5 4 3 2 5
2 10 8 4 7 5
3 9 9 8 4 5
Number of ships required 1 4 4 6  

 

Develop a shipping plan that will minimize the total number of sailing days.

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