Network Design In Supply Chain Management Homework Help

• Read Ch. 5 Exercise 2 “DryIce, Inc.”

• Assume that the company now faces the increased demand below(instead of the demand described in the original problem)

– New demand at each market region

• East : 200,000

• South : 700,000

• Midwest: 200,000

• West : 100,000

• Production costs, transport costs, and fixed costs of plants are same asthose in Table 5-6

• Questions

– (1-1) Where should DryIce build its plants and how large should they be?

– (1-2) How much units should DryIce transport to each market region fromeach plant?

– Submit Excel files/sheet with all necessary conditions for Solver to runoptimization – so that Solver models can be checked

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