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Operations Management
William J. Stevenson
8th edition
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McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Operations Management, Eighth Edition, by William J. Stevenson Copyright 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Note: The DVD that accompanies this book contains a module that provides detailed instruction on the transportation model
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Figure 8S.1
D (demand)
D (demand)
S (supply)
D (demand)
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A Transportation Table
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Table 8S.1
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Factory 1 12 2 8 3 10 16 5 Total supply 450 capacity per 450 period Total demand per period 3 8 8 200
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1 100 Factory 1 can supply 100 units per period
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Demand
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Special Problems
Unequal supply and demand Dummy: Imaginary number added equal to the difference between supply and demand when these are unequal Degeneracy: The condition of too few completed cells to allow all necessary paths to be constructed
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Summary of Procedure
Make certain that supply and demand are equal Develop an initial solution using intuitive, low-cost approach Check that completed cells = R+C-1 Evaluate each empty cell Repeat until all cells are zero or positive
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Excel Template
Figure 8S.2
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ANALYSES
Transportation Model
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Center of Gravity
Determine the center of gravity for the destinations shown on the following map. Monthly shipments will be the quantities listed in the table. Destination Quantity D1 900 D2 D2 300 D5 D3 700 D4 D1 D4 600 D5 800 D3