Table 9-6
-A transportation problem
A) is a special case of the linear programming problem.
B) can be solved by linear programming, but is solved more efficiently by a special-purpose algorithm.
C) may give an initial feasible solution rather than the optimal solution.
D) requires the same assumptions that are required for linear programming problems.
E) All of the above

Question

Table 9-6 
-A transportation problem
A) is a special case of the linear programming problem. 
B) can be solved by linear programming, but is solved more efficiently by a special-purpose algorithm. 
C) may give an initial feasible solution rather than the optimal solution. 
D) requires the same assumptions that are required for linear programming problems. 
E) All of the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A transportation problem is a special case of the linear programming problem and can be solved using linear programming, but is solved more efficiently by special-purpose algorithms. It may give an initial feasible solution rather than the optimal solution, and requires the same assumptions that are required for linear programming problems. Therefore, all of the above options are correct.

Table 9-6 -A Transportation Problem