What is unbalanced transportation problem?
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When the total supply of all the sources is not equal to the total demand of all destinations, the problem is an unbalanced transportation problem.
Total supply ≠ Total demand

Demand Less than Supply
In real-life, supply and demand requirements will rarely be equal. This is because of variation in production from the supplier end, and variations in forecast from the customer end. Supply variations may be because of shortage of raw materials, labour problems, Transportation Model improper planning and scheduling. Demand variations may be because of change in customer preference, change in prices and introduction of new products by competitors.
These unbalanced problems can be easily solved by introducing dummy sources and dummy destinations. If the total supply is greater than the total demand, a dummy destination (dummy column) with demand equal to the supply surplus is added. If the total demand is greater than the total supply, a dummy source (dummy row) with supply equal to the demand surplus is added. The unit transportation cost for the dummy column and dummy row are assigned zero values, because no shipment is actually made in case of a dummy source and dummy destination.
Example : Check whether the given transportation problem shown in Table is a balanced one. If not, convert the unbalanced problem into a balanced transportation problem.
Transportation Model with Supply Exceeding Demand
Solution: For the given problem, the total supply is not equal to the total demand.

The given problem is an unbalanced transportation problem. To convert the unbalanced transportation problem into a balanced problem, add a dummy destination (dummy column). i.e., the demand of the dummy destination is equal to,

Thus, a dummy destination is added to the table, with a demand of 100 units. The modified table is shown in Table which has been converted into a balanced transportation table. The unit costs of transportation of dummy destinations are assigned as zero.
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Total supply ≠ Total demand

Demand Less than Supply
In real-life, supply and demand requirements will rarely be equal. This is because of variation in production from the supplier end, and variations in forecast from the customer end. Supply variations may be because of shortage of raw materials, labour problems, Transportation Model improper planning and scheduling. Demand variations may be because of change in customer preference, change in prices and introduction of new products by competitors.
These unbalanced problems can be easily solved by introducing dummy sources and dummy destinations. If the total supply is greater than the total demand, a dummy destination (dummy column) with demand equal to the supply surplus is added. If the total demand is greater than the total supply, a dummy source (dummy row) with supply equal to the demand surplus is added. The unit transportation cost for the dummy column and dummy row are assigned zero values, because no shipment is actually made in case of a dummy source and dummy destination.
Example : Check whether the given transportation problem shown in Table is a balanced one. If not, convert the unbalanced problem into a balanced transportation problem.
Transportation Model with Supply Exceeding Demand
Solution: For the given problem, the total supply is not equal to the total demand.

The given problem is an unbalanced transportation problem. To convert the unbalanced transportation problem into a balanced problem, add a dummy destination (dummy column). i.e., the demand of the dummy destination is equal to,

Thus, a dummy destination is added to the table, with a demand of 100 units. The modified table is shown in Table which has been converted into a balanced transportation table. The unit costs of transportation of dummy destinations are assigned as zero.
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