Qm Chapter 6 Test Bank

Introduction to Management Science, 10e (Taylor)
Chapter 6 Transportation, Transshipment, and Assignment Problems

1) In a transportation problem, items are allocated from sources to destinations at a minimum cost.
Answer: TRUE
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Main Heading: The Transportation Model
Key words: transportation problem

2) In a transportation problem, items are allocated from sources to destinations at a maximum value.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 227
Main Heading: The Transportation Model
Key words: transportation problem

3) The linear programming model for a transportation problem has constraints for supply at each source and demand at each destination.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 228
Main Heading: The Transportation Model
Key words: transportation problem

4) In a balanced transportation model where supply equals demand, all constraints are equalities.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 229
Main Heading: The Transportation Model
Key words: balanced transportation model

5) In an unbalanced transportation model all constraints are equalities.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 229
Main Heading: The Transportation Model
Key words: transportation problem, balanced transportation model

6) In order to model a "prohibited route" in a transportation or transshipment problem, the route should be omitted from the linear program.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 229
Main Heading: The Transportation Model
Key words: transportation problem

7) In an unbalanced transportation problem, if demand exceeds supply, the optimal solution will be infeasible.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 229
Main Heading: The Transportation Model
Key words: transportation problem

8) The transshipment model includes intermediate points between the sources and destinations.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 235
Main Heading: The Transshipment Model
Key words: transshipment model

9) In a transshipment problem, items may be