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transportation problems : In mathematics and economics, transportation theory is a name given to the study of optimal transportation and allocation of resources. The problem was formalized by the French mathematician Gaspard Monge in 1781. Major advances were made in the field during World War II by the Soviet/..   More from Wikipedia

transportation problems : A transportation network is a type of directed, weighted graph or network. Transportation networks are used to model the flow of commodity, information, or traffic (see transport network). A transportation network G is a graph with Flows represent commodity flowing along arcs from the..   More from Wikipedia

Transportation Problem
Goods have to be transported from sources (like factories) to destinations (like warehouses) on a regular basis. The transportation problem deals with minimising the costs in doing so. Linear programming effectively deals with this problem..
Transport
. Today, petroleum based automobiles have largely diversified into: public transport vehicles - lorries, buses, trains, trams private transport vehicles - cars, vans, scooters, mopeds, motorcycles The gravity of problem of pollution due to transport vehicles ..

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  Lecture Series on Fundamentals of Operations Research by Prof.G.Srinivasan, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras. For more details on NPTEL visit nptel.iitm.ac.in
  The classic network setup called the transportation problem is modeled using Linear Programming.

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Question : What are some of the problems you experience when you are at the bus stop?

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Question : If we could put a subway under the existing Conn ex lines we could run longer trains more frequently without upsetting surface traffic. We could then turn the existing surface lines into bike paths for commuters. While we were at it we could also put in pipes to collect rainfall and run it into a resevoir.

Answer : It's been done, just takes people willing to spend the money. Technologically it is not difficult, a bit of a challenge but the equipment exists...   More from Yahoo Answers

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