Operations Research

  1. Transportation and Assignment Problems
    1. The Transportation Problem
      1. Problem Formulation and Structure
        1. Balanced Transportation Problems
          1. Unbalanced Transportation Problems
            1. Initial Feasible Solution Methods
              1. Northwest Corner Rule
                1. Least Cost Method
                  1. Vogel's Approximation Method
                  2. Optimality Testing and Improvement
                    1. MODI Method
                      1. Stepping Stone Method
                      2. Special Cases and Variations
                      3. The Assignment Problem
                        1. Problem Formulation and Structure
                          1. Hungarian Method
                            1. Matrix Reduction Steps
                              1. Assignment Identification
                                1. Optimization Process
                                2. Variations of Assignment Problems
                                  1. Maximization Problems
                                    1. Unbalanced Assignment Problems
                                      1. Prohibited Assignments
                                    2. The Transshipment Problem
                                      1. Problem Structure and Formulation
                                        1. Conversion to Transportation Problem
                                          1. Solution Approaches
                                            1. Applications in Distribution Networks

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                                          5. Network Optimization Models