# A TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM # # This problem finds a least cost shipping schedule that meets # requirements at markets and supplies at factories. # # References: # Dantzig G B, "Linear Programming and Extensions." # Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1963, # Chapter 3-3. set I; /* canning plants */ set J; /* markets */ set K dimen 2; /* transportation lane */ set L; /* parameters */ param a{i in I}; /* capacity of plant i in cases */ param b{j in J}; /* demand at market j in cases */ param d{i in I, j in J}; /* distance in thousands of miles */ param e{l in L}; /* parameters */ param f; /* freight in dollars per case per thousand miles */ table tab_plant IN "CSV" "plants.csv" : I <- [plant], a ~ capacity; table tab_market IN "CSV" "markets.csv" : J <- [market], b ~ demand; table tab_distance IN "CSV" "distances.csv" : K <- [plant, market], d ~ distance; table tab_parameter IN "CSV" "parameters.csv" : L <- [parameter], e ~ value ; param c{i in I, j in J} := e['transport cost'] * d[i,j] / 1000; /* transport cost in thousands of dollars per case */ var x{(i,j) in K} >= 0; /* shipment quantities in cases */ minimize cost: sum{(i,j) in K} c[i,j] * x[i,j]; /* total transportation costs in thousands of dollars */ s.t. supply{i in I}: sum{(i,j) in K} x[i,j] <= a[i]; /* observe supply limit at plant i */ s.t. demand{j in J}: sum{(i,j) in K} x[i,j] >= b[j]; /* satisfy demand at market j */ solve; table tab_result{(i,j) in K} OUT "CSV" "result.csv" : i ~ plant, j ~ market, x[i,j] ~ shipment; end;