Practical Management Science
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ISBN: 9781305250901
Author: Wayne L. Winston, S. Christian Albright
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 56P
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To determine: The way to meet Company N’s weekly demands at minimum cost.
Introduction: In linear programming, unbounded solution would occur when the objective function is infinite. If no solution satisfied the constraints then it is said to be unfeasible solution.
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