Plants; Let I Be the Essay

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(3) Macon plant has to dispose 42 bbl of waste to Duras.

(4) Selma plant has to dispose 1 bbl of waste to White water and 52 bbl to Los Canos

(5) Columbus plant has to dispose 29 bbl of waste to Whitewater

(6) Allentown plant has to dispose 28 bbl of waste to Los Canos and 10 bbl to Duras

The total minimum cost involved in shipping waste directly from the 6 plants to the 3 waste disposable sites is $2,822.

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NB: Click on the excel object sheet below and scroll up and/or down to view all numbers

The results from excel show that to minimize transshipment costs,

(1) Kingport plant has to drop off 19 bbl of its of waste at Macon and ship 16 bbl directly to Los Canos

(2) Danville plant has to dispose 26 bbl of waste directly to Duras.
(3) Macon plant has to dispose (42bbl + 17 bbl +19bbl=78bbl) of waste directly to Duras.

(4) Selma plant has to drop off 17 1 bbl of waste at Macon and drop off 52 bbl at Columbus without shipping directly to any of the disposable sites

(5) Columbus plant has to dispose (29bbl + 36 bbl) of waste directly to Whitewater

(6) Allentown plant has to dispose 38 bbl of waste directly to Los Canos

The total minimum cost involved in trans-shipping waste between the 6 plants and 3 waste disposable sites is $2,630.

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