A Company Wants to Manage Its Distribution Network Which Is

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Essay

A company wants to manage its distribution network which is depicted below. Identify the supply, demand and transshipment nodes in this problem.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers.

Binding Price Floor

A price floor set above the equilibrium price, causing a surplus by legally preventing the price from falling to its natural equilibrium level.

Surplus

The situation in which the quantity supplied of a good exceeds the quantity demanded, often leading to a drop in prices.

Equilibrium Price

Equilibrium price is the market price at which the quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity of goods demanded.