Learning Objectives

At the end of the module, the student will: Be able to identify special features of transportation and transshipment problems. Become familiar with the types of problems that can be solved by applying a transportation linear programming formulation. Be able to formulate a linear program for transportation and transshipment problems. Understand how to accommodate unequal supply and demand conditions as well as unacceptable routes, capacitated routes, or capacitated transshipment points. Know how to interpret the computer output of linear programming transportation and transshipment problems. Be able to interpret the sensitivity analysis of the computer output of transportation and transshipment linear programming problems.

Readings

Anderson, D., Sweeney, D., and Williams, T. (1998). Quantitative Methods for Business (7th ed.). Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. Chap 10 Transportation, Assignment and Transshipment Problems Anderson, D., Sweeney, D., and Williams, T. (2000). The Management Scientist for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT (Version 5.0). Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. Chap 2 Linear Programming

Notes

The following topics are included in summary notes for Module Three. Module 7.1 Notes: Transportation Problem Module 7.2 Note: Transshipment Problem

Assignment

The case assignment (Case 8) for Module 7 is Parts 1 - 4, "Distribution System Design," pp. 439-441 in the text. The Management Scientist Linear Programming Module is used to provide information needed to answer questions in Parts 1 - 4 of the case. You may answer the questions in Parts 1 - 4 directly in an e-mail text to the instructor. Insert the appropriate Management Scientist Linear Programming OUT file in the e-mail. Alternatively, you may prepare your answers to Parts 1 - 4 in a Word document attached to an e-mail to the instructor. The appropriate Management Scientist Linear Programming OUT file may be inserted in the Word Document or separately attached to the e-mail to the instructor. As a final alternative, you may fax your answers in a Word document and computer printout to the instructor at (941) 590-7330. Case 8 is due April 21, 2001.

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