The transportation model is a special case of the linear programming
model. The Mathematical Programming Add-in allows the specification
of models having this form with several variations.
The figure shows a classic transportation model expressed in
the matrix format. Three suppliers with 15 units each of some
commodity must ship to three demanders with specified demand.
The numbers in the table are the unit shipping cost. The goal
is to find a distribution schedule that minimizes the total
cost of shipments.
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