A manufacturing firm has three plants and wants to find the most efficient means of meeting the requirements of its four customers. The relevant information for the plants and customers, along with shipping costs in dollars per unit, are shown in the table below:
$$\text{Customer (requirement)}\
\begin{array} { l c c c c }
&&&Customer ~3 &Customer ~4\
\text { Factory (capacity) } & \text { Custcmer } 1 ( 25 ) & \text { Customer } 2 ( 50 ) & ( 125 ) & ( 75 ) \ \text { A (100) } & \$ 15 & \$ 10 & \$ 20 & \$ 17 \ B ( 75 ) & \$ 20 & \$ 12 & \$ 19 & \$ 20 \ \text { C (100) } & \$ 22 & \$ 20 & \$ 25 & \$ 14 \end{array}$$
How many demand nodes are present in this problem?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

Question

A manufacturing firm has three plants and wants to find the most efficient means of meeting the requirements of its four customers. The relevant information for the plants and customers, along with shipping costs in dollars per unit, are shown in the table below:
$$\text{Customer (requirement)}\
\begin{array} { l c c c c } 
&&&Customer ~3 &Customer ~4\
\text { Factory (capacity) } & \text { Custcmer } 1 ( 25 ) & \text { Customer } 2 ( 50 ) & ( 125 ) & ( 75 ) \ \text { A (100) } & \$ 15 & \$ 10 & \$ 20 & \$ 17 \ B ( 75 ) & \$ 20 & \$ 12 & \$ 19 & \$ 20 \ \text { C (100) } & \$ 22 & \$ 20 & \$ 25 & \$ 14 \end{array}$$
How many demand nodes are present in this problem?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The demand nodes are represented by the customers who require the products. In this problem, there are four customers, each with a specific requirement, making them the demand nodes.

A Manufacturing Firm Has Three Plants and Wants to Find