A manufacturer produces a rechargeable earphone at its plants located in Banting, Ipoh and Kulai. The unit transportation cost for shipments: Management Decision Science, Assignment, MMU, Malaysia

Question 1

A manufacturer produces a rechargeable earphone at its plants located in Banting, Ipoh and Kulai. The unit transportation cost for shipments from the three plants to distribution centres in Subang, Kuantan and Butterworth, and the plant capacities and distributor order details for the next month are as follows:

Initiate this transportation table using the Northwest Corner method. Then, apply Stepping Stone method to find the optimal transportation schedule and the minimum total transportation cost.