Transportation Problem The transportation problem is a mathematical model for optimally scheduling the flow of goods from production factories to distribution centers. The transportation problem can be viewed as prototype supply chain problem Example 6.1 The Pear Disk Corp.produces 80GB drives in three plants and supply four distribution centers.The production capacities for the three factories in the next month are 45,000,120,000,and 95,000. The amounts shipped to the four DCs.are 80,000,78,000,47,000, and 55,000.The unit cost for shipping 1,000 units drives from each plant to each warehouse is given.The goal is to determine a pattern of shipping that minimize the total transportation costs.Transportation Problem • The transportation problem is a mathematical model for optimally scheduling the flow of goods from production factories to distribution centers. • The transportation problem can be viewed as prototype supply chain problem Example 6.1 The Pear Disk Corp. produces 80GB drives in three plants and supply four distribution centers. The production capacities for the three factories in the next month are 45,000, 120,000, and 95,000. The amounts shipped to the four DCs. are 80,000, 78,000, 47,000, and 55,000. The unit cost for shipping 1,000 units drives from each plant to each warehouse is given. The goal is to determine a pattern of shipping that minimize the total transportation costs