Author(s): Lalit Kumar

Abstract: A variety of methods are proposed for solving fuzzy transportation problems but all the methods in literature, demonstrate the parameters by normal fuzzy numbers. In most of the work it is quite impossible to limit the membership function to the normal form. So in this paper a generalized approach for fuzzy numbers for transportation problem is proposed. In proposed work, a new approach is presented for solving real life fuzzy transportation problems by assuming that a decision maker is uncertain about the accurate values of the demand, availability as well as the transportation cost of the given product. In this paper Vogel’s Approximation Method (VAM) is introduced which provide optimum initial solution rather than northwest corner method and intuitive low cost method. In the proposed method demand, availability as well as the transportation cost of the product are represented by generalized trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. The proposed VAM method is very easy to understand and easy to apply on real life fuzzy transportation problems for the decision makers.

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