Mylab Operations Management With Pearson Etext -- Access Card -- For Operations Management: Sustainability And Supply Chain Management (13th Edition)
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• C.2 Consider the transportation table below Unit costs for each shipping route are in dollars. What is the total cost of the basic feasible solution that the intuitive lowest-cost method would find for this problem?
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Question 40
Philips manufacturers multicookers in Woodlands, Pasir Ris, and Toa Payoh. Multicookers must then be transported to
meet demand in Novena, Orchard, and Bukit Timah. The table below shows the transportation costs per unit, supply,
and demand information.
Source \ Destination
Novena
Orchard
Bukit Timah
SUPPLY
Woodlands
$10
$20
$30
1000
Pasir Ris
$15
$25
$20
1500
Toa Payoh
$20
$20
$10
2000
DEMAND
1000
1800
1200
How many units should be shipped from Pasir Ris to Novena in order to minimize transportation costs?
O 500
O 1,500
O 800
O 1,200
O 1,000
Question 3. There are a number of key risks that the logistics function may face. Explain five typical immediate responses that can be used to deal with these risks.
Question number: 3 Transportation is the movement of material from one place to another. In supply chain management, the material usually travels from various place through various organizations and aimed to reach at the right time, to the right place, in the right quantity with the right condition and paperwork, etc.
What are the different purposes and uses of tracking and tracing the goods and services while managing the supply chain?
Provide examples to endorse your answer.
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Mylab Operations Management With Pearson Etext -- Access Card -- For Operations Management: Sustainability And Supply Chain Management (13th Edition)
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