North West Corner Rule

D1 D2 D3 Total Cost of transporting one unit

S1 80 86 37 180 Available units in supply & de
S2 121 96 82 320 Total Cost
S3 102 121 98 122 Actual units tranferred
S4 90 92 93 168
286 327 177 790
Points to check
1 Balance Point

D1 D2 D3 Total Balance
S1 180 180 0
S2 106 214 320 0
S3 4 118 122 0
S4 168 168 0
286 218 286 790
Balance 0 0 0 0

Total cost 75442

Cost of transporting one unit
Available units in supply & demand points

Actual units tranferred

Points to check
Balance Point
 North West Corner Rule

D1 D2 D3 D4 Total
S1 80 86 37 86 386
S2 121 96 82 82 320
S3 102 121 98 158 122
S4 90 92 93 38 168
148 327 232 289 996

1
D1 D2 D3 D4 Total Balance
S1 148 238 386 0
S2 89 231 320 0
S3 1 121 122 0
S4 168 168 0
148 327 232 289 996
0 0 0 0 0

Total Cost 85394

Cost of transporting one unit
Available units in supply & demand points
Total Cost
Actual units tranferred

Points to check
Balance Point
 North West Corner Rule

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 Total
S1 80 86 37 86 37 128
S2 121 96 82 82 98 320
S3 102 121 98 158 88 122
S4 90 92 93 38 163 168
Dummy S 0 0 0 0 0 258
148 327 232 134 155 996

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 Total Balance
S1 128 128 0
S2 20 300 320 0
S3 27 95 122 0
S4 137 31 168 0
Dummy S 103 155 258 0
148 327 232 134 155 996
0 0 0 0 0 258

Total Cost 67956

 Cost of transporting one unit
Available units in supply & demand points
Total Cost
Actual units tranferred

Points to check
1 Balance Point
 Lowest Cost Method

D1 D2 D3 Total
S1 80 86 37 180
S2 121 96 82 320
S3 102 121 98 122
S4 90 92 93 168
286 218 286 790

1
D1 D2 D3 Total Balance
S1 1` 180 #VALUE!
S2 214 106 320 0
S3 118 4 122 0
S4 168 168 0
286 218 286 790
Balance 0 0 #VALUE! 0

Total cost 56876

Cost of transporting one unit
Available units in supply & demand points
Total Cost
Actual units tranferred

Points to check
Balance Point
 Vogel's Approximation Method (VAM)

D1 D2 D3 Total
S1 80 86 37 180
S2 121 96 82 320
S3 102 121 98 122
S4 90 92 93 168
286 327 177 790
Penalty calculation 10 6 45
Penalty calculation 10 6 -
Penalty calculation 10 6 -
Penalty calculation 10 6 -
Penalty calculation

D1 D2 D3 Total Balance
S1 3 177 180 0
S2 320 320 0
S3 122 122 0
S4 161 7 168 0
286 327 177 790
0 0 0

Total Cost 65087

Penalty calculation Penalty calculation Penalty calculation Penalty calculation Penalty calculation
43 6 6 6
14 25 - -
4 19 19 -
2 2 2 2