This document discusses methods for solving transportation problems in operations research. It describes the North-West Corner Method (NWCM), Least Cost Method (LCM), and Vogel's Approximation Method (VAM) as initial basic feasible solutions. The Least Cost Method and Vogel's Approximation Method are then covered in more detail and said to provide better initial solutions than the NWCM. A comparison shows that while the NWCM is faster, the LCM and VAM find solutions closer to the optimal. The document serves as a guide to these transportation problem solving techniques.