9/22: Transportation: review Initial allocation –NorthWest corner method –Least Cost method –Remember: this is for the INITIAL LAYOUT ONLY -- this is NOT necessarily the optimal solution.
Stepping Stone method: RULES 1. Select an empty cell to evaluate. 2. Beginning at this cell, trace a closed path back to the cell, turning corners only on filled cells. Only horizontal & vertical moves are allowed. You may step over any cell. 3. Place alternating +’s and -’s on this path, beginning with a + on the empty cell being evaluated. 4. Calculate the change index by summing the unit costs, in the tagged cells, accounting for the + & - signs.
Stepping Stone method: RULES 1. Select an empty cell to evaluate. 2. Trace a closed path, turning only on filled cells. 3. Place alternating +’s and -’s on this path. 4. Calculate the change index by summing the unit costs in the tagged cells. 5. Repeat for each empty cell in the tableau. 6. MINIMIZATION: if all change index values are +, the problem is OPTIMIZED. MAXIMIZATION: if all values are -, the problem is OPTIMIZED.
SS Method - empty cell Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. #
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SS Method - record index value Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. #
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Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Choose the MOST NEGATIVE cell. Stepping Stone Method
Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Move as many units as possible into this cell. Stepping Stone Method
Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Find the path you used to evaluate this cell. Move units around that path.
Stepping Stone Method Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Move as many units as possible into this cell
Stepping Stone Method Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Move as many units as possible into this cell, and rebalance the tableau
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Stepping Stone Method Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Repeat evaluation of empty cells to see if the tableau is optimized.
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Stepping Stone Method Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Choose the MOST NEGATIVE cell.
Stepping Stone Method Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Move as many units as possible into this cell, and rebalance the tableau
Stepping Stone Method Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # Repeat evaluation of empty cells to see if the tableau is optimized.
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Stepping Stone Method Supply #1 Supply #2 Supply #3 Cust. #1 Cust. #2 Cust. #3 Cust. # OPTIMIZED -- TOTAL COST $ 1020