More-for-less algorithm for fixed-charge transportation problems

Omega

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-127

  Adlakha, Veena ^a   Kowalski, Krzysztof ^b   Vemuganti, R R ^a   Lev, Benjamin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b State of Connecticut   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed charge; Heuristics; More for less paradox; Transportation problem

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; SHIPS;

% REDUCTIONS; ANALYTICAL ALGORITHMS; BRANCH AND BOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM; FIXED CHARGE TRANSPORTATION; FIXED CHARGES; HEURISTIC; MORE-FOR-LESS PARADOX; TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM;

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 33748296358     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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