Operations Management
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Author: Jay Heizer
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Chapter C, Problem 5P
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To determine: The total cost of the given transportation problem.
Introduction: The major objective of the transportation problem is to minimize the distributing cost of a product from a source to an origin. Transportation problem is one of the type of linear programming.
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Question 40
Philips manufacturers multicookers in Woodlands, Pasir Ris, and Toa Payoh. Multicookers must then be transported to
meet demand in Novena, Orchard, and Bukit Timah. The table below shows the transportation costs per unit, supply,
and demand information.
Source \ Destination
Novena
Orchard
Bukit Timah
SUPPLY
Woodlands
$10
$20
$30
1000
Pasir Ris
$15
$25
$20
1500
Toa Payoh
$20
$20
$10
2000
DEMAND
1000
1800
1200
How many units should be shipped from Pasir Ris to Novena in order to minimize transportation costs?
O 500
O 1,500
O 800
O 1,200
O 1,000
Question 39
Philips manufacturers multicookers in Woodlands, Pasir Ris, and Toa Payoh. Multicookers must then be transported to
meet demand in Novena, Orchard, and Bukit Timah. The table below shows the transportation costs per unit, supply,
and demand information.
Source \ Destination Novena
Orchard
Bukit Timah
SUPPLY
Woodlands
$10
$20
$30
1000
Pasir Ris
$15
$25
$20
1500
Toa Payoh
$20
$20
$10
2000
DEMAND
1000
1800
1200
How many units should be shipped from Woodlands to Orchard in order to minimize transportation costs?
O 500
O 1,200
O 1,000
O 800
O 1,500
Question 29
The term. "transshipment" describes a node that is:
Some combination of supply, demand, and transit.
A demand node only
A pass through node with neither supply nor demand
A supply node only
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Operations Management
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