Answer to Question #291401 in Statistics and Probability for kiki

Question

2) Oranges are grown, picked, and then stored in warehouses in Tampa, Miami, and Fresno. These warehouses supply oranges to markets in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. The following table shows the shipping costs per truckload ($100s), supply, and demand.

To

From New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston Supply

Tampa 9 14 12 17 200

Miami 11 10 6 10 200

Fresno 12 8 15 7 200

Demand 130 170 100 150

a. Set up the transportation tableau for this problem and determine the initial solution using North West Corner Method, the minimum cell cost method, and VAM.

b. Test the Optimality using Stepping Stone