TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM
QUIZ
Name: Date:
PART 1 - For each question, read both statements carefully. Select the correct option based on whether the
statements are both true, both false, or if only one of the statements is true. Write your answers in capital
letters. No erasures allowed. Choose from the following options for each item:
A) Both statements are TRUE
B) Both statements are FALSE
C) Only Statement 1 is TRUE
D) Only Statement 2 is TRUE
1. Statement 1: The total supply across all origins must be equal to or greater than the total demand
across all destinations.
Statement 2: Fractional shipments are allowed in the transportation problem.
2. Statement 1: Goods being transported in the transportation problem are considered identical.
Statement 2: Shipping costs in the transportation problem are assumed to be proportional to the
number of units transported.
3. Statement 1: The transportation problem seeks to minimize both shipping costs and the number of
utilized routes.
Statement 2: The transportation problem solely concentrates on minimizing the overall shipping
cost.
4. Statement 1: The transportation problem presumes that shipping costs are fixed for each route.
Statement 2: The assumption of constant shipping costs simplifies the problem-solving process.
PART 2 - Choose the correct answer from the given options. Write the letter corresponding to your answer. All
answers must be in small letters. No erasures allowed.
5. What is the principal aim of the transportation problem?
a) Maximize demand fulfillment
b) Minimize freight expenditures
c) Equalize supply and demand
d) Optimize the number of transport routes
6. Which of the following must hold for a transportation problem to be feasible?
a) Total supply equals total demand
b) Total demand is less than total supply
c) Total supply is greater than or equal to total demand
d) Total supply exceeds total demand by a large margin
7. What assumption about shipping costs is commonly made in the transportation problem?
a) Costs vary based on the route used
b) Costs are fixed and known in advance
c) Costs change based on supply and demand
d) Costs are calculated dynamically
PART 3 - Answer the following questions by identifying the correct term or concept. Write your answers in
capital letters. No erasures allowed.
8. What is a specified demand for goods in a transportation problem?
9. What is the term for the predetermined amount of goods available at each source or
required at each destination?
10. What cost needs to be minimized when optimizing the distribution of goods between
multiple origins and destinations?
11-12. It is an approach used to solve transportation problems, focusing on minimizing costs.
13-14. Used to solve transportation problems, with the goal of finding a starting solution that
is as close to optimal as possible.
15-16. Technique used in transportation problems to improve an initial feasible solution and
find the optimal solution by reducing the overall transportation cost.
17-18. It calculates the opportunity cost (or penalty) for each unused route in the
transportation table to determine whether the current solution can be improved, eventually leading to the
optimal solution.
19-20. It is known for its top left corner cost matrix
PART 4 - Solve the following transportation problems. Show your step-by-step solution for minimizing
transportation costs. Use capital letters and black ballpen for final answers. No erasures allowed.
Using Minimum Cost Method and Vogel’s Approximation Method.
Retailer A B C D E
Demand the following goods, 2500, 3500, 1000, 4000, 7000
The plant X, Y, Z are able to supplies the following 4950, 9000, 4050
Plant X’s Transportation Cost are as follows:
14 16 12 13 18
Plant Y’s Transportation Cost are as follows:
28 21 11 16 10
Plant Z’s Transportation Cost are as follows:
10 26 25 19 20
