Transportation Problem
Transportation Problem
Step 1
N Demand
2 7 4
W 5 0 0 0 The demand satisfied
cancel the row
3 3 1
0 0 0 8
5 4 7
0 0 0 7
0 0 0 14
Supply 2 9 18 0 34
Step 2
N Demand
2 7 4
W 5 0 0 0 The demand satisfied
cancel the row
3 3 1
2 0 0 6
5 4 7
0 0 0 7
1 6 2
0 0 0 14
Supply 0 9 18 0 0
Step 4
N Demand
2 7 4
W 5 0 0 0 The demand satisfied
cancel the row
3 3 1
2 6 0 0
5 4 7
0 3 0 4
1 6 2
0 0 0 14
Supply 0 0 18 0 0
Step 6
N Demand
2 7 4
W 5 0 0 0 The demand satisfied
cancel the row
3 3 1
2 6 0 0
5 4 7
0 3 4 0
1 6 2
0 0 0 14
Supply 0 0 14 0 0
mand and supply
assign the min. value to NW cell
Step 3
N Demand
2 7 4
W 5 0 0 0 The demand
satisfied cancel the
3 3 1 row
2 6 0 0
5 4 7
0 0 0 7
1 6 2
0 0 0 14
Supply 0 3 18 0 0
Step 5
N Demand
2 7 4
W 5 0 0 0 The demand
satisfied cancel the
3 3 1 row
2 6 0 0
5 4 7
0 3 0 4
1 6 2
0 0 0 14
Supply 0 0 18 0 0
Step 7
N Demand
2 7 4
W 5 0 0 0 The demand
satisfied cancel the
3 3 1 row
2 6 0 0
5 4 7
0 3 4 0
1 6 2
0 0 14 0
Supply 0 0 0 0 0
The minimum Transportation cost 102.00
Northwest Corner Method
Find the Optimum Transportation Cost
N Demand
5 4 3
W 100 Check the minimum of demand and supply
8 4 3 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to N
300
9 7 5
300
700
Balanced
Transportation
Supply 300 200 200 700 Problem
700
Step 1
N Demand
5 4 3
W 100 0 0 0 The demand satisfied
cancel the row
8 4 3
0 0 0 300
9 7 5
0 0 0 300
0 0 0 0
Supply 200 200 200 0 700
Step 2
N Demand
5 4 3
W 100 0 0 0 The demand satisfied
cancel the row
8 4 3
200 0 0 100
9 7 5
0 0 0 300
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Supply 0 200 200 0 0
Step 4
N Demand
5 4 3
W 100 0 0 0 The demand satisfied
cancel the row
8 4 3
200 100 0 0
9 7 5
0 0 300
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Supply 0 100 200 0 0
Step 6
N Demand
5 4 3
W 100 0 0 0 The demand satisfied
cancel the row
8 4 3
200 100 0 0
9 7 5
0 100 0 200
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Supply 0 0 200 0 0
mand and supply
assign the min. value to NW cell
Step 3
N Demand
5 4 3
W 100 0 0 0 The demand
satisfied cancel the
8 4 3 row
200 100 0 0
9 7 5
0 0 0 300
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Supply 0 100 200 0 0
Step 5
N Demand
5 4 3
W 100 0 0 0 The demand
satisfied cancel the
8 4 3 row
200 100 0 0
9 7 5
0 100 0 200
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Supply 0 0 200 0 0
Step 7
N Demand
5 4 3
W 100 0 0 0 The demand
satisfied cancel the
8 4 3 row
200 100 0 0
9 7 5
0 100 200 0
0 0
0 0 0 0
Supply 0 0 0 0 0
The minimum Transportation cost 4,200.00
Find the Optimum Transportation Cost
Demand
5 4 3
100 Check the minimum of demand and supply
8 4 3 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to
300
9 7 5
300
700
Supply 300 200 200 700
700
Demand
5 4 3
100 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
8 4 3 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to
300
9 7 5
300
0 0 0
0 600
Supply 300 200 100 0 600
600
Demand
5 4 3
100 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
8 4 3 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to
100 200
9 7 5
300
0 0 0
0 500
Supply 300 200 0 0 500
500
Demand
5 4 3
100 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
8 4 3 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to
200 100 0
9 7 5
300
0 0 0
0 300
Supply 300 0 0 0 300
300
Demand
5 4 3
100 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
8 4 3 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to
200 100 0
9 7 5
300 0
0 0 0
0 0
Supply 0 0 0 0 0
0
Demand
5 4 3
100 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
8 4 3 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to
200 100 0 m-no. row n-no. of c
9 7 5 No. of allotment=
300 0 5=
0 0 0 5=
0 0 The solution is non de
Supply 0 0 0 0 0
0
The minimum Transportation cost 4,100.00 unit
mand and supply
d assign the min. value to NW cell
45
Supply 12 18 15 45
45
Demand
2 1 3
10 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
4 5 7 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to NW
20
1 8 6
15
0 35
Supply 12 8 15 0 35
35
Demand
2 1 3
10 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
4 5 7 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to NW
20
1 8 6
12 3
0 23
Supply 0 8 15 0 23
23
Demand
2 1 3
10 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
4 5 7 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to NW
8 12
1 8 6
12 3
0 15
Supply 0 0 15 0 15
15
Demand
2 1 3
10 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
4 5 7 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to NW
8 12
1 8 6
12 3 0
0 12
Supply 0 0 12 0 12
12
Demand
2 1 3
10 0 Check the minimum of demand and supply
4 5 7 and take the minimum and assign the min. value to NW
8 12 0 m-no. row n-no. of colu
1 8 6 No. of allotment = m+n-1
12 3 0 5 = 3+3-1
5= 5
0 0 The solution is non degen
Supply 0 0 0 0 0
0
The minimum Transportation cost 164.00 unit
d and supply
ign the min. value to NW cell
d and supply
d and supply
d and supply
Supply D1 D2
10 4 11 0 6 7
0 30 40
12 5 8 0 3 3
50
9 7 6 0 1 1
30 120
Demand 40 -80 60 0 Unbalanced
20
D1 1 1 2 0
Maximum of the difference
D2 - 1 2 0
Supply D1 D2 D3
10 4 11 0 6 7 -
30 40
12 5 8 0 3 3 3
20 30
9 7 6 0 1 1 1
30 100
Demand 40 -100 60 Unbalanced
0
D1 1 1 2 0
Maximum of the difference
D2 - 1 2 0
D3 - 2 2 0
Supply D1 D2 D3
10 4 11 0 6 7 -
30 40
12 5 8 0 3 3 3
20 30 0
9 7 6 0 1 1 1
30 0 40
Demand 40 -100 0 0 Unbalanced
-60
D1 1 1 2 0
Maximum of the difference
D2 - 1 2 0
D3 - 2 2 0
D4
Supply D1 D2 D3
10 4 11 0 -7 0 11
30 ###
12 5 8 0 -3 0 8
20 30 ###
9 7 6 0 1 0 6
30 ### ###
Demand ### ### ### ### ###
###
D1 1 1 2 0
Maximum of the difference
D2 - 1 2 0
D3 - 2 2 0
D4 0 0 0 0
e between least two number in the row
D4
-
D4 D5
0 0
0 0
0 0
Find the Optimum Transportation Cost
Supply
5 4 3
100
8 4 3
300
9 7 5
300 700
Demand 300 200 200 700
700
D= the difference between least two
Supply D1
5 4 3 0 1
100 0
8 4 3 0 1
300
9 7 5 0 2
300 600
Demand 200 200 200 0 600
600
D1 3 0 0 0
Maximum of the difference
Supply D1 D2
5 4 3 0 1 -
100 0
8 4 3 0 1 1
200 100
9 7 5 0 2 2
300 400
Demand 200 0 200 0 400
400
D1 3 0 0 0
Maximum of the difference
D2 1 3 0 0
Supply D1 D2 D3
5 4 3 0 1 - -
100 0
8 4 3 0 1 1 5
200 100 0
9 7 5 0 2 2 2
300 300
Demand 200 0 100 0 300
300
D1 3 0 0 0
Maximum of the difference
D2 1 3 0 0
D3 1 - - 0
Supply D1 D2 D3
5 4 3 0 1 - -
100 0 0 0 0
8 4 3 0 1 1 5
200 100 0 0
9 7 5 0 2 2 2
200 0 100 0 0
Demand 0 0 0 0
0
D1 3 0 0 0
Maximum of the difference
D2 1 3 0 0
D3 1 - - 0
D4
Supply D1 D2 D3
5 4 3 0 1 0 3
100 0 0 0 0
8 4 3 0 1 0 3
0 200 100 0 0
9 7 5 0 2 0 5
200 0 100 0 0 0
Demand 0 0 0 0 0
0
D1 3 0 0 0
Maximum of the difference
D2 1 3 0 0
D3 1 - - 0
D4 0 0 0 0
e between least two number in the row
D4
-
D4 D5
0 0
0 0
0 0
Find the Optimum Transportation Cost
Supply
19 30 50 10
7
70 30 40 60
9
40 8 70 20
18 34
Demand 5 8 7 14 34
34
D= the difference between least two number
Supply D1
19 30 50 10 9
7
70 30 40 60 10
9
40 8 70 20 12
8 10 26
Demand 5 0 7 14 26
26
D1 21 22 10 10
Maximum of the difference
Supply D1 D2
19 30 50 10 9 9
5 2
70 30 40 60 10 10
9
40 8 70 20 12 20
8 10 21
Demand 0 0 7 14 21
21
D1 21 22 10 10
Maximum of the difference
D2 21 - 10 10
Supply D1 D2 D3
19 30 50 10 9 9 40
5 2
70 30 40 60 10 10 20
9
40 8 70 20 12 20 50
8 10 0 11
Demand 0 0 7 4 11
11
D1 21 22 10 10
Maximum of the difference
D2 21 - 10 10
D3 - - 10 10
Supply D1 D2 D3 D4
19 30 50 10 9 9 40 40
5 2 0
70 30 40 60 10 10 20 20
9
40 8 70 20 12 20 50 -
8 10 0 9
Demand 0 0 7 2 9
9
D1 21 22 10 10
Maximum of the difference
D2 21 - 10 10
D3 - - 10 10
D4 - - 10 50
Supply D1 D2 D3 D4
19 30 50 10 9 9 40 40
5 2 0
70 30 40 60 10 10 20 20
7 2 0
40 8 70 20 12 20 50 -
8 10 0 0
Demand 0 0 0 0 0
0
D1 21 22 10 10
Maximum of the difference
D2 21 - 10 10
D3 - - 10 10
D4 - - 10 50
D5 - - 40 60
n least two number in the row
D5
-
20