Optimizing transportation cost using linear programming: a Malaysian case study.

• Main Authors: Masrom, Maslin, Krishnan, Uwarani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2022
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HD30.213 Management information systems. Decision support systems
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/104596/1/UwaraniKrishnanMaslinMasrom2022_OptimizingTransportationCostUsingLinear.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/104596/; https://oiji.utm.my/index.php/oiji/article/view/171

This paper aims to review the linear programming methods used by Karsh R. Shah to solve the transportation problem faced by MITCO Labuan Company Limited (MLCL). In Karsh R. Shah’s study, the Vogel’s Approximation Method (VAM) and Modified Distribution (MODI) method were adopted to identify the best...