Exam 25: The Transportation Models

-Refer to the data given for production and shipping costs for Auto Parts,Inc.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,the total costs are ______.

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Question 61

While using the stepping stone method,if the improvement indices for all unoccupied cells are positive,then the improved solution is ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 62

Which of the following is one of the methods to establish an initial feasible solution in a transportation model problem?

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Question 63

-Refer to the shipping costs for The Terra Cotta Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,which of the following statements is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 64

-Refer to the data given in the table for Acme Widgets,Inc.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,the total production at Montgomery is ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 65

-Refer to the shipping costs for The Terra Cotta Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,which of the following statements is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 66

-Refer to the data given in the table for Acme Widgets,Inc.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,the lowest non-zero quantity shipped is from ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 67

-Refer to the Shipping Costs for The Allied Motors Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,the number of units shipped from Chattanooga to Shreveport is ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 68

______ refers to a fictitious demand destination created to arrive at a balanced transportation problem (i.e.,total demand = total supply).

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Question 69

-Refer to the Shipping Costs for The Allied Motors Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,the lowest non-zero shipping costs are from ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 70

______ refers to a condition that occurs when the solution to a transportation problem has occupied routes (cells)that are less than the (number of origins + the number of destinations - 1).

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 71

-Refer to the shipping costs for The Terra Cotta Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,which of the following statements is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 72

-Refer to the shipping costs for The Terra Cotta Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,which of the following statements is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 73

-Refer to the data given for production and shipping costs for Auto Parts,Inc.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,the lowest non-zero costs are from ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 74

Which of the following is a FALSE assumption about the transportation model?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 75

-Refer to the Shipping Costs for The Allied Motors Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,the cost of shipping from Lowell to Richmond is ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 76

A transportation problem in which the number of units demanded is equal to the total number of supply units available is called ______.

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Question 77

-Refer to the data given in the table for Acme Widgets,Inc.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,the total shipment of widgets from Bryan to Dayton is ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 78

-Refer to the shipping costs for The Terra Cotta Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=)sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.)At the optimum solution,which of the following statements is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 79

In the stepping stone model,a nondegenerate optimum solution obtained should satisfy ______ conditions.

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While using the stepping stone method,if the improvement indices for all unoccupied cells are positive,then the improved solution is ______.

Which of the following is one of the methods to establish an initial feasible solution in a transportation model problem?

______ refers to a fictitious demand destination created to arrive at a balanced transportation problem (i.e.,total demand = total supply).

______ refers to a condition that occurs when the solution to a transportation problem has occupied routes (cells)that are less than the (number of origins + the number of destinations - 1).

Which of the following is a FALSE assumption about the transportation model?

A transportation problem in which the number of units demanded is equal to the total number of supply units available is called ______.

In the stepping stone model,a nondegenerate optimum solution obtained should satisfy ______ conditions.

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