A Company Wants to Purchase Large and Small Delivery Trucks

question 26

Essay

A company wants to purchase large and small delivery trucks. The company wants to purchase about 10 large and 15 small trucks. Each large truck costs $30,000 and has a 10 ton capacity. Each small truck costs $20,000 and has a 7 ton capacity. The company wants to have about 200 tons of capacity and spend about $600,000.
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Formulate a goal programming model of this problem.

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Health And Safety

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Task Analysis

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