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Network Flow Programming Models
 - Transportation Problem

The table below shows the shipping costs, supplies, and demands associated with a transportation problem. All the demands must be met but not all the supplies at 1 and 3 need be used. All the supply at warehouse 2 must be shipped.

Unit Shipping Costs from Warehouses to Customers

   

Customer

   

1

2

3

4

Supply

 

1

3

9

3

13

20

Warehouse

2

5

6

5

15

30

 

3

7

5

8

18

20

 

Demand

15

10

20

18

 

 

Use a network flow programming model for this problem. The goal is to minimize shipping cost.


  
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