A polynomial time primal network simplex algorithm for minimum cost flows

Mathematical Programming, Series B

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-129

  Orlin, James B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimum cost flows; Network simplex; Polynomial time; Premultipliers; Simplex algorithm

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COSTS; DATA STRUCTURES; POLYNOMIALS;

MINIMUM COST FLOWS; NETWORK SIMPLEX;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0031210693     PISSN: 00255610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02614365     Document Type: Article

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