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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