Jerusalem Medical Ltd., an Israeli producer of portable kidney dialysis units and other medical products, develops a 4-month aggregate plan. Demand and capacity (in units) are forecast as follows: . Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Labor Regular time 225 265 280 300 Overtime 15 24 26 18 Subcontract 14 15 18 15 Demand 240 304 316 301 The cost of producing each dialysis unit is $875 on regular time, $1,310 on overtime, and $1,600 on a subcontract. Inventory carrying cost is $100 per unit per month. There is to be no beginning or ending inventory in stock and backorders are not permitted. Minimizing cost using the transportation method, the optimal cost is $enter your response here ______ (enter your response as a whole number).

Jerusalem Medical Ltd., an Israeli producer of portable kidney dialysis units and other medical products, develops a 4-month aggregate plan. Demand and capacity (in units) are forecast as follows: . Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Labor Regular time 225 265 280 300 Overtime 15 24 26 18 Subcontract 14 15 18 15 Demand 240 304 316 301 The cost of producing each dialysis unit is $875 on regular time, $1,310 on overtime, and $1,600 on a subcontract. Inventory carrying cost is $100 per unit per month. There is to be no beginning or ending inventory in stock and backorders are not permitted. Minimizing cost using the transportation method, the optimal cost is $enter your response here ______ (enter your response as a whole number).

Practical Management Science

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Chapter5: Network Models

Section5.3: Assignment Models

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