When the Number of Shipments in a Feasible Solution Is

question 47

Multiple Choice

When the number of shipments in a feasible solution is less than the number of rows plus the number of columns minus one:

• A) the solution is optimal.
• B) a dummy source must be created.
• C) a dummy destination must be created.
• D) there is degeneracy, and an artificial allocation must be created.
• E) the closed path has a triangular shape.

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Definitions:

Validity

The degree to which a test or measurement accurately reflects the concept or construct it is intended to assess.

Qualitative Methodology

A research strategy focusing on understanding and interpreting the meanings and experiences of research subjects through non-numeric data.

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Procedures used in statistics to determine whether there is enough evidence in a set of data to infer that a certain condition is true for the entire population.

Dependent Variable

The variable being tested and measured in an experiment, which is expected to change as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.