| Article ID: | iaor200944755 |
| Country: | France |
| Volume: | 42 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 389 |
| End Page Number: | 400 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Journal: | RAIRO Operations Research |
| Authors: | Dubeau Francois, Gueye Oumar Mandione |
A new initialization method for the transportation problem is presented. It assigns value only if necessary. It gives good results and often the optimal solution.