Question

General Ford produces cars at Malatya and Antalya and has a warehouse in Eskisehir; the company supplies cars to customers in Ankara and Istanbul. The cost of shipping a car between points is given in the table below. (-" means that a shipment is not allowed). Malatya can produce as many as 1,300 cars, and Antalya can produce as many as 1,900 cars. Ankara must receive 1,400 cars, and Istanbul must receive 1,700 cars. To (5) From Malatya Antalya Eskisehir Ankara Istanbul Malatya 100 90 Antalya 121 110 139 Eskisehir 113 78 Ankara Istanbul 0 0 0 The company wishes to minimize the shipping costs incurred in meeting demands at Houston and Tampa • Formulate it as a balanced transportation problem, use the northwest corner method to find a bfs.

Formulate it as a balanced transportation problem, use the northwest corner method to find a bfs.