Volume 15, Issue 1, May 2015, Pages 26–29
Aliyu Isah Aliyu1 and Badamasi M. Bashir2
1 Department of Mathematics, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
2 Department of Mathematics, Bayero University, kano, Nigeria
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In this paper, a new method (ASM-Method) of finding an optimal solution for transportation problems is implemented. The method finds an optimal solution without requiring an initial basic feasible solution. A numerical illustration of the method is implemented and the result obtained is compared with that of a designed LINGO computer program for transportation problems.The most attractive feature of this method is that it does not require complex arithmetic and logical calculations which makes it easy to understand and use. The method can be of good for decision makers who are dealing with problems of supply chains and inventory. The method can thus be adopted on existing transportation problems.
Author Keywords: ASM-Method, Optimality, Lingo, Transportation problems.
Aliyu Isah Aliyu1 and Badamasi M. Bashir2
1 Department of Mathematics, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
2 Department of Mathematics, Bayero University, kano, Nigeria
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In this paper, a new method (ASM-Method) of finding an optimal solution for transportation problems is implemented. The method finds an optimal solution without requiring an initial basic feasible solution. A numerical illustration of the method is implemented and the result obtained is compared with that of a designed LINGO computer program for transportation problems.The most attractive feature of this method is that it does not require complex arithmetic and logical calculations which makes it easy to understand and use. The method can be of good for decision makers who are dealing with problems of supply chains and inventory. The method can thus be adopted on existing transportation problems.
Author Keywords: ASM-Method, Optimality, Lingo, Transportation problems.
How to Cite this Article
Aliyu Isah Aliyu and Badamasi M. Bashir, “A Direct Approach of Searching for an Optimal solution for Transportation Problems,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 26–29, May 2015.
