Optimizing Methods a Logistics Plan

Abstract

The class of transport problems includes tasks that allow you to determine the best option for a cargo transportation plan. For example, we are faced with the task of delivering the required amount of supplies to consumers. In addition, there are a certain number of warehouses where supplies are stored. Each warehouse has a different supply quantity. The costs of transporting supplies from warehouses to consumers are called tariffs. It is necessary to find the optimal plan for transporting the supply, at which the costs will be the lowest. These initial data determined the name “Transport Tasks”. This article proposes an easy and accessible way for any enterprise to find the best transportation plan using a transport problem. The transport problem is one of the most important special cases of the general linear programming problem, due to the specifics of its construction and scope of application. The transport model is initially designed to select the most economical planning of cargo flows and the operation of various modes of transport. However, the scope of application of the transport model is not limited to this. Examples of using a transport model include problems of production scheduling, rational use of natural and human resources, etc. In today's market conditions, many large companies contain logistics departments in their structure, however, there are often businessmen for whom the question of whether the company needs a logistician is controversial. Logistics allows you to solve such issues as reducing transportation costs, choosing the shortest transportation route, reducing time spent, simplifying a complex product delivery scheme, and reducing all kinds of costs.