A Transportation Problem Involving Source-Location Optimization

Abstract

A generalization of the capacitated plant-location problem is formulated and several possible modifications noted. Four solution techniques are briefly discussed: exhaustive enumeration, probabilistic search, zero-one mixed integer linear programming, and an iterative procedure. The relative attractiveness of the iterative procedure is illustrated in three examples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749054

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People

  • R. L. Sielken Jr.

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

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  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Convex Programming
  • Economic Development
  • Evolutionary Algorithms
  • Integer Programming
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Nonlinear Programming
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Site Selection
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • Universities

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  • Mathematics

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