PT Journal AU Vojtekova, M Blazekova, O SO Doprava a spoje PY 2012 BP 375 EP 379 VL 8 IS 1 WP https://tac.uniza.sk/artkey/das-201201-0043.php SN 13367676 AB Transportation problem is one of the basic linear programming problems and it has a place in the Operation research course. Transportation problem can be solved by simplex method and there are special methods too: NW corner method, index method, Vogel's approximation method, … The aim of our paper is to show using of lesser-known Russel's approximation method and its comparison with used Vogel's approximation method. ER