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Transportation Assignment

1. Find the initial basic feasible solution to the folloin! t"ans#o"tation

#"oble$ by%

&i'least cost $ethod&ii' no"th est co"ne" cell $ethod

A B ( su##

lyP ) * + ,- 1 /R , + * *S 1 0 ) 1+de$a

nd

) 1/

State hich of the $ethod is bette"). Sol2e the folloin! t"ans#o"tation #"oble$s usin! 2o!els $ethod fo"

initital basic feasible solution and use $odi3ed dist"ibution $ethod to

chec4 hethe" the solution obtained is o#ti$al o" not%

1 , 1 )5 ) ) ) * ) +

. Folloin! table !i2es a solution fo" a t"ans#o"tation

/ 0 15

1) 10 15

1+ 15 1)

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Is the abo2e solution o#ti$al9 :ustify you" anse"

+. Sol2e the t"ans#o"tation #"oble$ by usin! ;AM fo" feasible solution.Find the o#ti$al solution also usin! MO6I $ethod

Pe" unit cost &Rs'

A B ( 6< 1 * 1 5y 1* 1/ 1, *= 11 1) 1+ ,

Acti2ity in a"e house 6e$and in the

$a"4et>%)55 units A% 1/5

units?%,55 units B%)5

units

@%55 units c%155units 6%+55

units

,. A co$#any has th"ee #lants and fou" a"ehouses. The su##ly and

de$and in units and the co""es#ondin! t"ans#o"tation costs a"e !i2en.

The table belo has been ta4en f"o$ the solution #"ocedu"e of a

t"ans#o"tation #"oble$

, 15 + , 150 / * ) ),+ ) , * )5), 15 1, , ,,

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Anse" the folloin! uestions !i2in! b"ief "easons%

a. Is this solution feasible9b. Is this solution de!ene"ate9

c. Is this solution o#ti$u$9d. 6oes this solution ha2e $o"e than one o#ti$u$ solution9 If so sho

all of the$e. If the cost fo" the "oute BCIII is "educed f"o$ Rs.* to Rs 0 #e" unit hat

ill be the o#ti$u$ solution

0. A co$#any #"oduces a s$all co$#onent fo" an indust"ial #"oduct and

dist"ibutes it to 32e holesale"s at a 3

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)*, ,5 +), )), 1,555 ), +,5 1*, 155

),5 ,5 +*, )55 1),), )*, +55 ),5 1*,

o should the o"de"s be #laced9

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