SOLUTION OF THE TRANSPORT PROBLEM BY THE METHOD OF SUCCESSIVELY DECREASING ITS DIMENSION

Abstract

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The article considers the solution of the transport problem in two ways: by the method of the north-western angle and the method of the minimal element. As a result of the analysis, it is proved that the minimal element method allows to reduce the number of iterations several times. In solving complex problems of large dimension, the choice of a rational method plays a decisive role, which is demonstrated by the method of successively reducing this dimension by means of the algorithms used to optimize the distribution of shipments of goods. Keywords: transport problem, logistics, optimization, programming, decision methods, dimension, algorithms.