Quantitative Analysis for Management, 13/e

Discussion Questions and Problems

Discussion Questions

1. M8-1 What is a balanced transportation problem? Describe the approach you would use to solve an unbalanced problem.

2. M8-2 The stepping-stone method is being used to solve a transportation problem. The smallest quantity in a cell with a minus sign is 35, but two different cells with minus signs have 35 units in them. What problem will this cause, and how should this difficulty be resolved?

3. M8-3 The stepping-stone method is being used to solve a transportation problem. There is only one empty cell having a negative improvement index, and this index is $-2.$ The stepping-stone path for this cell indicates that the smallest quantity for the cells with minus signs is 80 units. If the total cost ...