Question: Consider the transportation problem having the following parameter table: Use each of the following criteria to obtain an initial BF solution. Compare the values of

Consider the transportation problem having the following parameter table:

Destination 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 Supply Source 12345

Use each of the following criteria to obtain an initial BF solution.
Compare the values of the objective function for these solutions.

(a) Northwest corner rule.

(b) Vogel’s approximation method.

(c) Russell’s approximation method.

Destination 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 Supply Source 12345 13 10 22 29 18 0 5 14 13 16 21 M 0 3 0 M 11 6 0 18 9 19 23 11 0 30 24 34 36 28 0 16743 Demand 3 5 4 5 6 2

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