Allocating Resources to Minimize the Total Cost of Chicken Fodder Factory [ ]


A chicken factory engaged in producing three types of products: Broiler Fodder, Breeder and Layer Fodder. The management of the factory wants to minimize the cost of the production. The total demand is 26,660 bag/day and Each product is shipped in a (45 kg) bag. The current total cost of producing these products is $7403/day. Linear programming was used to optimize the allocation of the resources at the factory and minimize the total cost of production to $3737.28/day.