A company has factories at F1, F2 and F3 which supply to warehouses at W1, W2 and W3. Weekly factory capacities are 200, 160 and 90 units, respectively. Weekly warehouse requiremnet are 180, 120 and 150 units, respectively. Unit shipping costs (in rupess) are as follows:   W1 W2 W3 Supply F1 16 20 12 200 F2 14 8 18 160 F3 26 24 16 90 Demand 180 120 150 450 Determine the optimal distribution for this company to minimize total shipping cost.

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A company has factories at F1, F2 and F3 which supply to warehouses at W1, W2 and W3. Weekly factory capacities are 200, 160 and 90 units, respectively. Weekly warehouse requiremnet are 180, 120 and 150 units, respectively. Unit shipping costs (in rupess) are as follows:

  W1 W2 W3 Supply
F1 16 20 12 200
F2 14 8 18 160
F3 26 24 16 90
Demand 180 120 150 450


Determine the optimal distribution for this company to minimize total shipping cost.

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