Aberdeen Computer Corp. (ACC) is located in Aberdeen, Washington. The company has developed the WebSurfer, a low-cost e-mail and Web-surfing appliance. This product is manufactured at four plants, located in Atlanta, Kansas City, Aberdeen, and Austin. After production, the WebSurfers are shipped to three warehouses, located in Nashville, San Jose, and Houston. ACC sells the WebSurfers through the retail channel. In particular, five different retailers currently sell the WebSurfer-Sears, Best Buy, Fry's, Comp USA, and Office Max. ACC makes weekly shipments to the main warehouses of these five retailers. The shipping cost from each plant to each warehouse, along with the production cost and weekly production capacity at each plant, are given in the table below. Shipping Cost (S/unit) Capacity (units/week) Production Plant Nashville San Jose Houston Cost (S/unit) Atlanta Kansas City Aberdeen Austin $30 $25 $45 $30 $40 $45 $30 $50 $50 $40 $55 $30 $208 $214 $215 $210 200 300 300 400 The shipping cost from each warehouse to each customer, the variable cost (cost per unit moved through the warehouse), the capacity (maximum number of units that can be moved through the warehouse per week) for each warehouse, and the weekly demand for each customer are given in the table below
Aberdeen Computer Corp. (ACC) is located in Aberdeen, Washington. The company has developed the WebSurfer, a low-cost e-mail and Web-surfing appliance. This product is manufactured at four plants, located in Atlanta, Kansas City, Aberdeen, and Austin. After production, the WebSurfers are shipped to three warehouses, located in Nashville, San Jose, and Houston. ACC sells the WebSurfers through the retail channel. In particular, five different retailers currently sell the WebSurfer-Sears, Best Buy, Fry's, Comp USA, and Office Max. ACC makes weekly shipments to the main warehouses of these five retailers. The shipping cost from each plant to each warehouse, along with the production cost and weekly production capacity at each plant, are given in the table below. Shipping Cost (S/unit) Capacity (units/week) Production Plant Nashville San Jose Houston Cost (S/unit) Atlanta Kansas City Aberdeen Austin $30 $25 $45 $30 $40 $45 $30 $50 $50 $40 $55 $30 $208 $214 $215 $210 200 300 300 400 The shipping cost from each warehouse to each customer, the variable cost (cost per unit moved through the warehouse), the capacity (maximum number of units that can be moved through the warehouse per week) for each warehouse, and the weekly demand for each customer are given in the table below
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