Answered: The three blood banks in Franklin…

Practical Management Science

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ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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The three blood banks in Franklin County are coor-
dinated through a central office that facilitates blood

delivery to four hospitals in the region. The cost to
ship a standard container of blood from each bank
to each hospital is shown in the table on this page.
Also given are the biweekly number of containers of

blood available at each bank and the biweekly num-
ber of containers needed at each hospital. How many

shipments should be made biweekly from each
blood bank to each hospital so that total shipment
costs are minimized?

From\To	Hospital 1	Hospital 2	Hospital 3	Hospital 4	Supply
Bank 1	$8	$9	$11	$16	50
Bank 2	12	7	5	8	80
Bank 3	14	10	6	7	120
Demand	90	70	40	50

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