Normally, the Transportation Model Is Used to Solve Problems Involving

question 119

Essay

Normally, the transportation model is used to solve problems involving several physical sources of product and several physical uses of the product, as in factories and warehouses. How is it possible to use the transportation model where the "routes" are from one time period to another? Describe how this provides aggregate planners with a usable mathematical model.

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Definitions:

Goods

Tangible items that are produced, bought, or sold, serving as objects of commerce and economic transactions.

Services

Activities or functions that are provided by individuals or organizations to fulfill the needs or wants of others.

Offshoring

Sending work or jobs to another country to cut a company’s costs at home (sometimes called international outsourcing and offshore outsourcing).

Work

The exertion of effort towards achieving a goal, completing tasks, or generating products or services, which may be compensated through wages or other forms of payment.