Task 4 Solve a Transportation Problem using the North West Method and the Stepping Stone Method

The juices produced in Task 2 are sold to four cafes from four distributers. Table 1a shows the location, monthly supply and demand between the distributers and the cafes. Table 1b provides the transportation cost from the distributers to the cafes. Determine the minimum cost bearable by applying both the North West Corner Method and the first optimal solution using the Stepping Stone Method.

Table 1a / Jadual1a

Distributer Location/ Lokasi Pengedar	Monthly Supply/ Bekalan Bulanan	Cafe/ Kafe	Monthly Demand/ Permintaan Bulanan
Bangsar	500	Globes	300
Petaling	500	Mary Jane	700
Jalan Ampang	600	Papiers	400
TTDI	400	Sandy Beach	600

Table 1b / Jadual1b

Bakery Location/ Lokasi Bakeri	Globes (RM)	Mary Jane (RM)	Papiers (RM)	Sandy Beach (RM)
Bangsar	3	4	5	6
Petaling	3	2	4	5
Jalan Ampang	5	6	7	7
TTDI	6	4	5	7