Suppose you are planning a road trip (by car) from San Francisco to New York City. You will need to do some research to review distances between the nodes (stops) and the fact that on the way there, you are required to stop in Nashville, Tennessee. Here are other factors to consider when developing your shortest-route: You can only drive at the average speed of 65 MPH The actual driving limit is 9-hour per day   You are only allowed to drive during daylight hours Based on your shortest-route model: How many total one-way miles from San Francisco to New York by way of Nashville? How many hours of driving and how many total days? Share a significant take-a-way from this exercise.

Traditional face-to-face teaching still plays a critical role in teaching and learning; however, challenges such as COVID-19 has necessitated the introduction of Learning Management Systems (LMS) in higher educational institutions at a large scale. An LMS is a software system designed to aid teaching and learning which operates in the World Wide Web, hence, having the flexibility of anytime access (Ho, Higson, Dey & Xu, 2009). Riversdale College has invested in a Learning Management system to create, share and manage the delivery of educational content. The LMS goal is in enhancing teaching and learning. The main aim of Riversdale College is to provide excellent educational opportunities that are responsive to the needs of a demographically diverse student population and equip them to exceed challenges as active participants in shaping the future of our world. Riversdale College uses the LMS in more innovative ways like student engagement, creating and editing content,…

The following network describes a transportation scenario in which there are four sources A, B, C, and D, and three destinations P, Q, and R. (The numbers next to each arrow represent the cost of transporting one unit from that particular source to the destination located at the other end of that arrow). Write the mathematical formulation of the problem. Use the Excel Solver to solve the problem. Generate the answer and sensitivity reports in Excel, and submit your Excel workbook as a separate attachment. Provide the solution obtained in the space provided. What is the optimal cost of transportation?

Explain along with examples related to Freight Traffic Assignment Problems and vehicle routing problem in the logistics activities of manufacturing and service companies! Solve the following case study using the transportation method: Suppose there is a manufacturing company that produces and distributes its products to various customer locations across the country. This company has three production plants (Plant A, Plant B, and Plant C) located in different locations, and there are also five distribution centers (DC 1, DC 2, DC 3, DC 4, and DC 5) scattered across various regions. The company's goal is to determine the most efficient transportation routes for delivering products from the plants to the distribution centers, considering transportation costs and available capacities.