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An Improved Starting Algorithm for the Ford-Fulkerson Approach to the Transportation Problem

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  • Heiner Mueller-Merbach

    (Institut für Praktische Mathematik, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt)

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This paper presents an algorithm for yielding an improved initial dual solution of the transportation problem when the network flow algorithm of Ford and Fulkerson is used. (1) The algorithm is described. (2) It is demonstrated by means of a numerical example. (3) Computational experience is reported. 400 medium-sized (30 \times 80; 50 \times 60; 50 \times 80) test problems with three different kinds of distance matrices and two different kinds of shipment quantity vectors were evaluated. The average improvement over the usual method was about 30%.

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  • Heiner Mueller-Merbach, 1966. "An Improved Starting Algorithm for the Ford-Fulkerson Approach to the Transportation Problem," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 13(1), pages 97-104, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:13:y:1966:i:1:p:97-104
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.13.1.97
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