CH 19 - Solution Procedures for Transportation and Assignment Problem

The transportation simplex method can be used to solve the assignment problem. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.19.02 - 19.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 19.2 Assignment Problem: A Special-Purpose Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 2. The transportation simplex method is limited to minimization problems. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.19.01 - 19.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 19.1 Transportation Simplex Method: A Special-Purpose Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 3. For an assignment problem with three agents and four tasks, the assignment matrix will have three rows and four columns. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.19.02 - 19.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 19.2 Assignment Problem: A Special-Purpose Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 4. The transportation simplex method can be applied only to a balanced problem; if a problem is not balanced, a dummy origin or dummy destination must be added. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.19.01 - 19.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking CH 19 - Solution Procedures for Transportation and Assignment Problems © Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 2 TOPICS: 19.1 Transportation Simplex Method: A Special-Purpose Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 5. In assignment problems, dummy agents or tasks are created when the number of agents and tasks is not equal. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.19.01 - 19.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 19.1 Transportation Simplex Method: A Special-Purpose Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 6. The transportation simplex method is more efficient than general-purpose linear programming for solving large-sized transportation problems. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.19.01 - 19.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 19.1 Transportation Simplex Method: A Special-Purpose Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 7. A dummy origin in a transportation problem is used when supply exceeds demand. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.19.01 - 19.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 19.1 Transportation Simplex Method: A Special-Purpose Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 8. The net evaluation index for occupied cells in the transportation simplex method is 0. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.19.01 - 19.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking