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Transportation Assignment
1. Find the initial basic feasible solution to the following transportation
problem by:
(i)least cost method
(ii) north west corner cell method
P
Q
R
S
dema
nd
2
3
5
1
2
7
3
4
6
9
4
1
7
2
18
supp
ly
5
8
7
14
1
3
0
2
5
3
2
7
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
10
12
16
10
14
10
12
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Is the above solution optimal? Justify your answer
4. Solve the transportation problem by using VAM for feasible solution.
Find the optimal solution also using MODI method
Per unit cost (Rs)
A
x 13
y 17
z 11
B
7
18
12
C
19
15
14
D
0
7
5
Demand in the
A: 180
B:320
c:100
D:400
units
5. A company has three plants and four warehouses. The supply and
demand in units and the corresponding transportation costs are given.
The table below has been taken from the solution procedure of a
transportation problem
5
6
4
25
10
8
2
10
4
7
5
15
5
2
7
5
10
25
20
55
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Answer the following questions giving brief reasons:
a.
b.
c.
d.
0.05
0.08
0.10
0.07
0.06
0.09
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.25
0.12
0.10
0.15
0.14
0.15
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275
300
250
325
350
325
350
275
425
450
475
400
225
175
200
250
150
100
125
175
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