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Transportation and Transshipment Models
Chapter 11 Supplement
Russell and Taylor
Operations and Supply Chain Management, 8th Edition
Lecture Outline
Transportation Model – Slide 3
Transshipment Model – Slide 12
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Transportation Model
A model formulated for a class of problems with the following characteristics
items are transported from a number of sources to a number of destinations at minimum cost
each source supplies a fixed number of units
each destination has a fixed demand for units
Solution Methods
stepping-stone
modified distribution
Excel’s Solver
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Transportation Method Example
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Transportation Method
Problem Formulation with Excel
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Solver Parameters
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Solution
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Modified Problem Solution
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Modified Problem Settings
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OM Tools
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Transshipment Model
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Transshipment Model Solution
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=SUM(B6:B7)
=SUM(B6:D6)
=SUM(C13:C15)
=SUM(C13:E13)
=C8-F14
= B8-F13, the amount shipped into KC equals the amount shipped out
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Transshipment Settings
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