Part I. PROBLEM SOLVING

Direction: In each of the items below, provide the details/data required

A concrete company transports concrete from three plants 1, 2, and 3, to three constructions sites A, B, C and D with the following details;

Cost From / To	A	B	C	D	Total Supply
1	19	30	50	10	7
2	70	30	40	60	9
3	45	8	70	20	18
Total Demand	5	8	7	14	34

Requirements;

1. Compute for the total transportation cost of the initial solution using least cost cell method.

2. Obtain the improved solutions total cost of transportation using Stepping-Stone Method.