Explain the transportation method o f solving a transportation problem . Al so give its schematic

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• QUANTITATIVE METHODS
• Q1) A manufacturer o f baby doll s makes three
  types o f doll s Doll A , Doll B , and Doll C
  Processing o f these doll s i s done on three
  machines , M1 , M2 and M3 . Doll A requires 2
  hours on ma chine M1 and 3 hours on machine M3
  .while doll C requires 5 hours on ma chine M2 and
  4 hours on machine M3 . There a re 8 hours o f
  time per day available on Ma chine M1 , 10 hours
  o f time available on ma chine M2 and 15 hours o
  f time per day available on machine M3 , The
  profit gained from doll A i s R s 3 per doll ,
  from doll B is R s 5 per doll and from doll C is
  R s 4 per doll. What should be the daily
  production o f each type o f doll s? Which ma
  chine(s) would be idle ac cording to this plan?
  By how much?
• Q2) Write a note on the economic interpretation o
  f the dual.
• Q3) Explain the transportation method o f solving
  a transportation problem . Al so give its
  schematic .

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• Q4) What do you understand by an assignment
  problem ? Give a brief outline for solving it .
• Q6) Discuss the cu t ting-plane algorithm for
  solving integer programming problems .
• Q7) How would you u se Gant t Chart for solving
  sequencing problem? Why i s i t not employed for
  solving larger problem ?
• Q8) What are the relevant costs for inventory
  decision s? How are they obtained in real life
  situation s?

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