A method of selecting ports of entry for a developing country
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Authors
Domingo, Renato Torralba
Subjects
Ports of entry
Import ports
Transshipment
Import ports
Transshipment
Advisors
McMasters, Alan W.
Date of Issue
1973-09
Date
September 1973
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
eng
Abstract
A solution algorithm is presented which solves the problem of selecting ports of entry for the case where the number of ports of entry is constrained to be small relative to the total number of ports. The algorithm initially considers all ports in the system considered as candidates for ports of entry and proceeds by eliminating from further consideration one port at a time until the required number is attained. An attempt is made to remain as close as possible to the unconstrained solution by eliminating at each iteration the port that has the least effect on the objective function value. It is pointed out that the algorithm can yield non-optimal results in some cases but the solution is still better than most feasible solutions.
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Department of Operations Research and Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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