Four factories, A, B, C and D produce sugar and the capacity of each factory is given below: Factory A
produces 10 tons of sugar and B produces 8 tons of sugar, C produces 5 tons of sugar and that of D is 6
tons of sugar. The sugar has demand in three markets X, Y and Z. The demand of market X is 7 tons, that
of market Y is 12 tons and the demand of market Z is 4 tons. The following matrix gives the
transportation cost of 1 ton of sugar from each factory to the destinations. Find the Optimal Solution.
Initialize the problem using the NW Corner Rule, Least-Cost Method, and VAM.
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