In a developing society, real world problems like social, scientific,
military, transportation, hospital and labor management are generally faced. In each
problem area, the Decision Maker (DM) makes a decision. Decision here means choosing
a better, if not the best compromise and course of action out of the different
available options. The set of different actions can be obtained by successful application
of Operations Research (OR) techniques.
Industrialization is must for a country like India; and industrialization cannot
take place without transportation of manpower and/or goods /ores/raw materials, etc.
Thus, transportation system is a must for the development of a human
society, irrespective of whether they reside in metros or, in remote villages. The priorities
and demands may differ quantitatively and/or qualitatively. Apart from carrying
persons from one place to another, the transportation problem is mainly concerned with
the movement of goods (from one place to other) so as to minimize total transportation
cost/time. The minimization of transportation cost or transportation time leads to
maximization of profit. |
