Glossary
- Arc
A line in a network that may represent a path or route. An arc or branch is used to connect the nodes in a network.
- Balanced Assignment Problem
An assignment problem in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns.
- Balanced Transportation Problem
The condition under which total demand (at all destinations) is equal to total supply (at all sources).
- Degeneracy
A condition that occurs when the number of occupied squares in any solution is less than the number of rows plus the number of columns minus 1 in a transportation table.
- Destination
A demand location in a transportation problem.
- Dummy Destination
An artificial destination added to a transportation table when total supply is greater than total demand. The demand ...
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