Transportation Problems in Operations Research

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What is the primary objective of the transportation problem?

Maximizing production output
Equalizing supply and demand
Minimizing transportation costs (correct)
Maximizing warehouse storage

Which of the following describes a balanced transportation problem?

Demand is greater than supply
Supply is greater than demand
Total supply equals total demand (correct)
No warehouses are used

What condition does degeneracy refer to in a transportation problem?

Number of occupied cells is less than m + n - 1 (correct)
Excess demand from a warehouse
All supply and demand are met
Excess supply from a factory

What is Vogel's Approximation Method (VAM) primarily used for?

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Given the data, what is the total supply from the plants?

<p>1450 units (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Transportation Problem

A type of optimization problem where the goal is to find the most cost-effective way to transport goods from multiple production facilities (sources) to multiple storage locations (destinations).

Balanced Transportation Problem

A transportation problem where the total amount of goods available from all sources matches the total demand at all destinations.

Unbalanced Transportation Problem

A transportation problem where the total supply of goods from all sources does not equal the total demand at all destinations.

Degeneracy

A condition in a transportation problem where the number of routes actually used for transporting goods is less than the minimum required for a feasible solution (m + n - 1, where m = number of sources, n = number of destinations).

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