sider the transportation problem presented in the following table:   D1 D2 D3 D4 SUPPLY S1 19 30 50 10 7 S2 70 30 40 60 9 S3 40 8 70 20 18 Demand  D5 8 7 14   find initial feasible solution using Vogel's Approximation method (VAM), also find optimal solution using stepping-stone method.

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consider the transportation problem presented in the following table:

  D1 D2 D3 D4 SUPPLY
S1 19 30 50 10 7
S2 70 30 40 60 9
S3 40 8 70 20 18
Demand  D5 8 7 14  

find initial feasible solution using Vogel's Approximation method (VAM),

also find optimal solution using stepping-stone method.

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