The Winston Company has four distribution centers (A, B, C, and D) that require 40,000, 60,000, 30,000, and 50,000 gallons of de-ionized water, respectively, per month for cleaning their long-haul trucks. Three de-ionized water wholesalers (1, 2, and 3) indicated their willingness to supply as many as 50,000, 70,000, and 60,000 gallons, respectively. The total cost (shipping plus price) of delivering 1,000 gallons of de-ionized water from each wholesaler to each distribution center is shown in the following table: Distribution Center B C Wholesaler A D 1 $1.70 $1.90 $1.60 $1.70 2 $1.90 $1.60 $1.70 $1.40 $1.60 3 $1.50 $1.80 $1.40 a. Which of the following statements regarding setting up the tableau for the optimal solution for this problem is true? OA. The sum of supply capacities is greater than the sum of demands, so a dummy distribution center is needed. OB. The sum of supply capacities is less than the sum of demands, so a dummy wholesaler is needed. C. The sum of supply capacities equals the sum of demands, so no dummy wholesaler or distribution center is needed. The capacity is fully utilized and the demand is fully satisfied. b. What is the total cost of the solution? The optimal cost is $. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest dollar.)

Brian and Dom have pooled their resources and have started a major logistics company that transports produce such as potatoes, maize meal and carrots. Their depot is based in Midrand, Gauteng. The pair wants to grow the business and has therefore sought your assistance as a supply chain scholar to assist with the following questions that they have for you. Dom and Brian are concerned about the barriers that they may experience within their organisation when developing and implementing supply chain strategies, explain regulatory and political considerations and reluctance to share data as a barrier to the development of supply chain management strategy.Note: you are required to provide a paraphrased understanding of the concepts before you provide an application point for each.

104) Cross-Border Supply refers to trade in services where: a) the service crosses a border, but the producer and consumer do not. b) the producer travels to the consumer location to deliver the service c) The consumer travels to the producer’s location to consume the service d) Both B and C

Valles Galactic Industries (VGI) owns a small company (VGI-Durango Sur) that manufactures various electronic products for original equipment manufacturers.   Customer companies provide engineering designs, materials lists, and some unique materials.  VGI-DS provides labor and space for the manufacturing and assembly operations and stocking a variety of inventory items for production, such as wire, cables, some electronic components, etc.  Thus, VGI-DS orders a variety of components and raw materials by contract. The labor pool is primarily composed of about 100 retirees picking up extra cash by working four to six-hour shifts.  Thus, the assembly operations must be simple and easy to teach.  Skilled employees must do several raw material conversions for packaging—there are currently three such employees. VGI-DS receives forecasts from VGI headquarters for planned production for two years on a rolling quarterly basis.  Staff at VGI-DS develop schedules and inventory plans based on this…