MONIQUE C.

PRESBITERO

BSA 1A

1. What do you mean by:

-transportation problem
-transhipment problem
-assignment problem
 Transportation Problem- The objective of transportation problem is to determine
the amount to be transported from each origin to each destinations such that the
total transportation cost is minimized.
 Transhipment problems- form a subgroup of transportation problems,
where transhipment is allowed. In transhipment, transportation may or must go
through intermediate nodes, possibly changing modes of transport.
 The assignment problem-  is use to assign a number of resources to an equal
number of activities on a one to one basis so as to minimize total costs of
performing the tasks at hand or maximize total profit of allocation.

2. What is the connection of the mention terms above in management science?

Transportation, transhipment and assignment problems are connected to
management science because these models play an important role in a business
and other fields. It is a mathematical technique that helps businesses solve
some problems they face. It helps them deal with situations in which they have to
make the best of their resources.

3. In what topic we had discuss did the transportation, transhipment and

assignment problems are connected?
These problems are connected to linear programming which we’ve already
tackled in our past lessons. The transportation problem and Assignment
problem  are special type of linear programming problem where the objective is
to minimize the cost of distributing a product from a number of sources or origins
to a number of destinations, it also deals with the allocation of the various
resources to the various activities on one to one basis. It does it in such a way
that the cost or time involved in the process is minimum and profit or sale is
maximum.