Using the Transportation Simplex Method, the Optimal Solution to the Transportation

question 20

Multiple Choice

Using the transportation simplex method, the optimal solution to the transportation problem has been found when

• A) there is a shipment in every cell.
• B) more than one stepping-stone path is available.
• C) there is a tie for outgoing cell.
• D) the net evaluation index for each unoccupied cell is ≥ 0.

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