Transportation model deals with distribution of goods from several points of supply to a number of points of demand. Objective: to schedule shipments from sources to destinations attaining minimal...

Transportation model deals with distribution of goods from several points of supply to a number of points of demand. Objective: to schedule shipments from sources to destinations attaining minimal transportation and production costs. This model is also used to determine where to place a new facility. In a transportation table, sources are listed in separate rows and destinations in separate columns. Discuss theSetting up of initial feasible solution usingNorthwest corner method.