Steel Appliances (SA), a manufacturer of high quality refrigerators and stoves.

SA has a p Steel Appliances

(SA) has decided to set up two factories to serve its east coast markets. L located in Buffalo, Memphis and
St. Louis will provide parts to the new factories. One will address the m in each market, the required supply
of each parts plant and the shipping cost of each to Buffalo, one from Memphis and two from St. Louis.

Sources/Markets Transportation cost Market supply and Coord

$/Tn demand capacity Xn
buffalo $ 0.90 200
Supply Sources Memphis $ 0.95 300
saint Louis $ 0.90 650
atlanta $ 1.50 330 650
Boston $ 1.50 175 900
Markets Jacksonville $ 1.50 260 900
Philadelphia $ 1.50 180 1100
NY $ 1.50 350 1150
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