TRANSHIPMENT PROBLEM

The Transhipment Problem is a transportation problem where shipment is possible from an origin to an origin or a destination as well as from a destination to an origin or a destination. Transportation problem can be generalised into a transhipment problem where shipment is possible from origin to origin or destination as well as from destination to origin or destination. This may result in any economy of transportation in some cases. A transhipment problem can be formulated as a transportation problem with an increased number of origins and destinations.

Example: Suppose Tulsian Industries has 2 factories F1 and F2 and 3 Warehouses - W1 and W2 and W3. If goods can be transported from factories (F1 and F2) to Warehouses (W ...

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