The Thor International Company operates four factories that ship products to five warehouses. The shipping​ costs, requirements, and capacities are shown in the tableau below. Use the transportation method to find the shipping schedule that minimizes shipping cost.                                                                                                                                                                           Factory Shipping Cost per Case to each Warehouse Capacity W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 Dummy F1   ​$4   ​$5   ​$4   ​$3   ​$6   ​$0 50,000             F2   ​$3   ​$4   ​$4   ​$5   ​$7   ​$0 80,000             F3   ​$3   ​$4   ​$5   ​$3   ​$5   ​$0 90,000               F4   ​$4   ​$6   ​$5   ​$6   ​$3   ​$0 40,000               Demand 45,000 30,000 30,000 45,000 50,000 60,000 260,000 The minimum shipping cost is ​$nothing. ​(Enter your response as a whole​ number.)

9. Solve the following transportation problem using Excel. Factory A E K Demand B 6 5 8 35 Warehouse C 8 11 9 28 D 8 9 7 32 M 5 7 13 25 Supply 30 40 50

LM.81 Monkey's Fist is trying to determine where to source their product. In the past, they have sourced solely domestically, but they have sufficiently grown to look at international suppliers. Next month's expected demand is 8,750 units. There are three suppliers to choose from, one domestic, the other two offshore. The table below contains all relevant cost data. Note that both international shipping and inland freight costs are a flat fee for a shipment of up to 16,000 units of demand-whether shipping one unit, one thousand units, or 16,000 units, the cost is the same (the flat fee). Criteria Domestic Foreign 1 Foreign 2 Price/Unit $3.94 $3.20 $2.82 Packaging Cost/Unit $0.10 $0.27 $0.26 International Shipping/Entire Shipment $0 $790 $850 Inland Freight/Entire Shipment $330 $310 $300 What is the total landed cost for the domestic supplier? (Display your answer as a whole number.) Number What is the total landed cost for foreign supplier 1? (Display your answer as a whole number.)…

Using the “Transportation Matrix”, solve the transportation problem below using the Northwest Corner and Intuitive Lowest-Cost methods.  Use the Northwest Corner method result as the starting point and solve for the optimal solution using the Stepping-Stone method.    Show all steps and all calculations when doing the Stepping-Stone method.   Plants Supply   Destination Demand   Kansas City 35   Chicago 30   Omaha 50   St louis 65   Des Moines 50   Cincinnati 40   Total 135 Tons Total 135 Tons           transport cost form Plants to Destinations ($/Ton)           Plants Chicago St louis Cincinnati   Kansas city  $      4.00  $      3.00  $      3.00   Omaha  $      6.00  $      7.00  $      6.00   Des Moines  $      8.00  $      2.00  $      5.00    A. Northwest Corner method B. Intuitive Lowest-Cost method C. Stepping-Stone method