Abstract
Where sets of similar transportation problems are solved independently a great deal of information is wasted. A routine which has been used successfully is described; it is for use in conjunction with the Ford and Fulkerson method for solving the transportation problem, and utilizes the information provided by the optimum solution to one problem to give a good initial solution to the later problems.
A similar routine could be easily developed for use with the Stepping Stone method.
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McIntosh, P. Initial Solutions to Sets of Related Transportation Problems. J Oper Res Soc 14, 65–69 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1963.7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1963.7