Question: Consider the transportation table below. The solution displayed was obtained by performing some iterations of the transportation method on this problem. 1 2 3 4
Consider the transportation table below. The solution displayed was obtained by performing some iterations of the transportation method on this problem.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Capacity | ||||||
A | | 4 | | 6 | | 8 | 8 | 40 | |||
| 20 | 20 | | | | ||||||
B | | 6 | | 8 | | 6 | 7 | 60 | |||
| | | 50 | 10 | | ||||||
C | | 5 | | 7 | | 6 | 8 | 50 | |||
| | 10 | | 40 | | ||||||
Demand | 20 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 150 | ||||||
a. Perform one more iteration of the stepping-stone method on this problem. (10)
b. What is the total cost of the new shipping plan obtained (15)
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