Hansen Controls Has Been Awarded a Contract for a Large

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Hansen Controls has been awarded a contract for a large number of control panels.To meet this demand,it will use its existing plants in San Diego and Houston,and consider new plants in Tulsa,St.Louis,and Portland.Finished control panels are to be shipped to Seattle,Denver,and Kansas City.Pertinent information is given in the table. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c c c | c } & &{ \text { Shipping Cost to Destination: } } & \\{ \text { Sources } } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Construction } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \text { Seattle } & \text { Denver } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Kansas } \\\text { City }\end{array} & \text { Capacity } \\\hline \text { San Diego } & \cdots & 5 & 7 & 8 & 2,500 \\\text { Houston } & \cdots & 10 & 8 & 6 & 2,500 \\\text { Tulsa } & 350,000 & 9 & 4 & 3 & 10,000 \\\text { St. Louis } & 200,000 & 12 & 6 & 2 & 10,000 \\\text { Portland } & 480,000 & 4 & 10 & 11 & 10,000 \\\hline & \text { Demand } & 3,000 & 8,000 & 9,000 &\end{array}$$ Develop a model whose solution would reveal which plants to build and the optimal shipping schedule.

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Self-Portrait

An artistic representation of the artist by themselves, often a painting, drawing, photograph, or other forms of media.

Borromini

Francesco Borromini was an influential Italian architect in the Baroque period, known for his innovative and curved architectural designs, such as San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.

Dome

An architectural element characterized by a hollow upper half of a sphere, commonly used in religious and public buildings to symbolize the heavens or provide a grandiose interior space.

San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane

is a baroque church in Rome, designed by architect Francesco Borromini, celebrated for its complex geometry, undulating facade, and intricate dome structure.