Table 13.8
An operations manager has narrowed down the search for a new plant for Tim! to three locations. Fixed and variable costs follow.

-A dummy plant is useful for problems where the sum of the plant capacities equals the sum of the demands.

Question

Table 13.8
An operations manager has narrowed down the search for a new plant for Tim! to three locations. Fixed and variable costs follow.
 
-A dummy plant is useful for problems where the sum of the plant capacities equals the sum of the demands.

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A dummy plant is typically added to transportation problems to balance the problem when the sum of the plant capacities does not equal the sum of the demands, not when they are equal.

Table 13.8 an Operations Manager Has Narrowed Down the Search for a for a New