1. Transportation and Transshipment Models
Chapter 11 Supplement
Transportation and Transshipment Models
Operations Management - 6th Edition
Roberta Russell & Bernard W. Taylor, III
Beni Asllani University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

2. Lecture Outline Transportation Model Transshipment Model
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

3. Transportation Model
A transportation model is formulated for a class of problems with the following characteristics
a product is transported from a number of sources to a number of destinations at the minimum possible cost
each source is able to supply a fixed number of units of product
each destination has a fixed demand for product
Solution Methods
stepping-stone
modified distribution
Excel’s Solver
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

4. Transportation Method: Example
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

5. Transportation Method: Example
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

6. Problem Formulation Using Excel
Total Cost Formula
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

7. Using Solver from Tools Menu
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

8. Solution
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

9. Modified Problem Solution
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

10. Transshipment Model
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

11. Transshipment Model: Solution
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

12. Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of this work beyond that permitted in section 117 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without express permission of the copyright owner is unlawful. Request for further information should be addressed to the Permission Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The purchaser may make back-up copies for his/her own use only and not for distribution or resale. The Publisher assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or damages caused by the use of these programs or from the use of the information herein.
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.