The transportation problem is said to be unbalanced if _______.

(a)

Total supply ≠ Total demand

(b)

Total supply = Total demand

(c)

m = n

(d)

m+n–1

Number of basic allocation in any row or column in an assignment problem can be _______.

(a)

Exactly one

(b)

at least one

(c)

at most one

(d)

none of these

Solution for transportation problem using ________method is nearer to an optimal solution.

(a)

NWCM

(b)

LCM

(c)

VAM

(d)

Row Minima

If number of sources is not equal to number of destinations, the assignment problem is called______.

(a)

balanced

(b)

unsymmetric

(c)

symmetric

(d)

unbalanced

The solution for an assignment problem is optimal if _______.

(a)

each row and each column has no assignment

(b)

each row and each column has atleast one assignment

(c)

each row and each column has atmost one assignment

(d)

each row and each column has exactly one assignment

A set of non-negative values that satisfies the constants in a transportation problem is a ___________

(a)

Basic feasible solution

(b)

Feasible solution

(c)

Optimal solution

(d)

Non degenerate basic feasible solution

In least cost method if the minimum cost is not unique then the choice can be made as ___________

(a)

arbitrarily

(b)

unique

(c)

difference

(d)

summation

If the number of rows is____tothenumber of columns, then the assignment problem is said to be balanced.

(a)

equal

(b)

less

(c)

more

(d)

not equal

_____determines the lowest out comes for each alternative.

(a)

Least cost

(b)

Minimax criteria

(c)

Maximin criteria

(d)

Payoff matrix

Operation research is an analytical method of ___________

(a)

problem solving

(b)

decision making

(c)

optimal cost of transportation

(d)

unit cost of transportation